Drinking & Driving (but not the bad kind)

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Misterpants

That is the in the definition of what a mobility scooter IS and not in any mention of who can ride them.

1(v): “Mobility aid” means a device used to facilitate the transport, in a normal seated
orientation, of a person with a physical disability.
1(gg): “pedestrian” means
i) a person on foot, or
ii) a person in or on a mobility aid
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1(ww): “vehicle”, other than in Part 6, means a device in, on or by which a person or thing
may be transported or drawn on a highway and includes a combination of vehicles but does
not include a mobility aid.

I don't know that you can argue that a mobility scooter ceases to become a mobility scooter if the rider does not have a physical disability. I don't think physical disability is defined in the Act so it could be any ailment couldn't it?

I was just poking Sliver.

That being said, as I read:

1(v): “Mobility aid” means a device used to facilitate the transport, in a normal seated
orientation, of a person with a physical disability.

It is a "mobility aid" if the person using it has a "physical disability". If it is an able bodied person, then I my guess is the Costanza ruling comes into play.

[Misterpants]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I'll use the 'giant balls' defense if I need to. Not afraid to whip 'em out, either.

Would help your case if they were flopped in the basket on the front.

[Sliver]

Then where will I put my bingo cards?

[DownhillGoat]

I for one love how this hypothetical question comes a matter of weeks after you bought a mobility scooter off this very forum.

Anyways to answer the question, a bike I probably would. Not if I was like blackout drunk, but definitely after a few too many. And likely not on major city streets. Bike paths more likely.

As far as the scooter goes, no. It just seems like it's asking for trouble.

[DoubleF]

If the vehicle in question can keep moving even when you're out, I say no.

Ie: No to motor scooter, sure, why not for a bike.

But similar to Kunkstyle, I'd stay off the roads.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

If the vehicle in question can keep moving even when you're out, I say no.

Ie: No to motor scooter, sure, why not for a bike.

But similar to Kunkstyle, I'd stay off the roads.

A mobility scooter can't keep going as you have to be holding the lever down at all times for it to move. Unless you MacGyver your own cruise control system (aka an elastic band).

[OutOfTheCube]

Quite a few years ago we were riding the train home from a Flames game, hammered, and bought a bike off a random guy for $60. We rode it all around Crowfoot and through the Burger King drive through. It made it's way home and forever became known as the 'drunk bike', used by whoever wanted to use it within our group of friends to get themselves home safely whilst inebriated.

[burn_this_city]

I saw a guy smash into the brick wall of a school gymnasium head first while biking drunk. Within 5 mins of saying he felt fine, he was nearly in a coma with his other drunk friend dragging his shirtless body across asphalt and gravel. He must have had a severe concussion, was going at least 15km/h when his bike tire jackknifed him into the wall.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Sliver

A mobility scooter can't keep going as you have to be holding the lever down at all times for it to move. Unless you MacGyver your own cruise control system (aka an elastic band).

Can't you technically pass out on top of the lever and keep moving?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Can't you technically pass out on top of the lever and keep moving?

No, you wouldn't be able to. It's not a lever you can lean on; you have to push it and hold it with your thumb.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Sliver

No, you wouldn't be able to. It's not a lever you can lean on; you have to push it and hold it with your thumb.

Huh... the more you know. I did not know that.

So the answer is: Overall, I guess it's ok. If you Macguyver a cruise control, no.

[FireFly]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Huh... the more you know. I did not know that.

So the answer is: Overall, I guess it's ok. If you Macguyver a cruise control, no.

Not all scooters are the same. Some are levers.

[V]

I crashed my bike while drunk this summer. We were camping and some friends also happened to be at the campground, but quite a ways away, so I biked over for some drinks one night. Biking back to our site, pretty hammered and trying to carry a lawnchair while I biked was quite the chore. I made it about 3 full pedal rotations before I was suddenly over the handlebars. No idea why. I was a little more careful after that and made it home.