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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 5, 2015 at 1:40am

The same rules of the road that apply to drivers also apply to riders; it is illegal to drive a car, truck, motorcycle or ride a bike while intoxicated. Be sensible out there.

Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on December 7, 2015 at 7:14am

Not exactly. DUI does not apply to bicyclists in Illinois: http://votewithyourfeetchicago.blogspot.com/2010/09/can-you-get-dui...

But yes, be sensible out there.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on December 7, 2015 at 5:42am

http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-85247155/

12/6/15
Source: Orlando Sentinel

Another recent horrible and shocking story of a cyclist killing by a hit-and-run drunken driver from Orlando Florida.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on December 9, 2015 at 6:50am

http://www.activetrans.org/blog/no-good-outcomes-sentence-aggravate...


Jason Jenkins wrote,
"Vais was sentenced to 100 days in prison, two years intensive probation, 25 days of Sheriff's Work Alternative Program and mandatory drug and alcohol treatment.

Justice? I still don’t know. 

While it is easy to understand the outrage some people may feel over what they see as a light sentence and what that ostensibly says about the value of the victim’s life and how that outrage can be directed at the courts, the judges and the prosecutors, this outrage directed at these targets often fails to take in a larger context. 

I don’t know that putting Vais in jail for years would be productive. I don’t know that punishment as deterrence has been an effective strategy."

Putting Vais in jail for years would have been productive, because future DUI offenders would have the example of his sentence as deterrent to their activities.

We must always be on the alert when riding, but with the court's light sentence, is the onus now weighted more heavily on the cyclist?

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on December 9, 2015 at 11:21pm

http://touch.redeyechicago.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-85256244/

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on December 12, 2015 at 12:14pm

http://accidentdatacenter.com/topic/video-stumbling-drunk-driver-sh...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/12/12/3-pedestrians-struck-by-car-...

http://accidentdatacenter.com/us/illinois/chicago-il/chicago/15/12/...

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on December 17, 2015 at 4:37pm

http://www.drinkinganddriving.org/tools/video/Accidents/