Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London
by pastage on Monday March 20, 2023 @10:34AM
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Not in Sweden and we have less accidents than Germany.
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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London
by timc3 on Monday March 20, 2023 @10:50AM
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You are not allowed to be driving anything while drunk in Sweden.
Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London
by null_object on Monday March 20, 2023 @10:59AM
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> Not in Sweden and we have less accidents than Germany.
I don't think you got the memo where everyone seems to think getting blind drunk and then getting on an electric scooter is totally ok "in Sweden".
I've had a few near-misses myself with crazy drunk riders on pedestrian streets in central Stockholm; I once interviewed a job-candidate with a cut-up face who laughingly told us he'd crashed a scooter with two(!) friends on the back after a drink night; a friend of mine smashed their hip after a night drinking and then jumping on a scooter.
The rules may be there. The actual reality is different.
Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London
by pastage on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:56PM
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You can not be convicted for drunk cycling, but you can still be stopped for recklesness in traffic. Same goes for e-scooters. As long as you do not cause problems there is no legal or social taboo.