Drinking and riding.. do you? right or wrong?

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Permalink Reply by Marty A. on May 7, 2010 at 1:54pm
Hear Hear!

Chuck a Muck said:
I've been drinking and riding since I was 16, am 45 now... It's all about knowing your limits... If I'm too drunk to ride I sleep off at a friends or take public transit home... Btw to drunk for me is seeing double and unable to stand up,usually caused by malort...
Permalink Reply by Shay on May 7, 2010 at 2:46pm
Yes, I will admit to drunk biking, although I try very hard not to be totally wasted. There is a line I try not to cross (like the night was so drunk I'm surprised I made it home and then when I tried to get off my bike I just fell on sidewalk with my bike on top of me). That's not cool.

Having said that, I have to admire the people (e.g. Laura) who can ride with a beer in one hand. I think I'd crash if I tried to do that.
Permalink Reply by Craig S. on May 7, 2010 at 3:14pm
This thread is making me thirsty!
Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on May 7, 2010 at 4:38pm
Amen Brother!

Craig S. said:
This thread is making me thirsty!
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 8, 2010 at 1:49am
A drunk cyclist does seem most likely to hurt him/herself, then other cyclists or peds. I've had some scary near-misses with people riding like they were wasted, who were also going the wrong way and/or had no lights, so it was tougher to see them until we were close to possible impact.

Because people who crash when they're drunk tend to be loose and relaxed and suffer fewer injuries, a drunk cyclist colliding with a sober cyclist may do significant damage to the other person but get away without much injury to self.

For those who think of this as "personal choice," if you were drunk enough to be *significantly impaired* but not so drunk to ride, and you had a collision that caused a life-changing or fatal injury to another cyclist or a ped, could you live with yourself after ruining or ending that person's life? Just playing devil's advocate here.

evanK said:
Intuitively, it makes sense to me that a drunk driver is far more likely to hurt others, while a drunk biker is far more likely to hurt themselves. Maybe it's just the stories I hear from my friends, but drunk bikers seem to have more problems with curbs and basic gravity than with cars or pedestrians.
Permalink Reply by Amber K on May 8, 2010 at 2:17am
It's hard to imagine riding and not drinking. Can that be done?
Permalink Reply by Ken Ting on May 8, 2010 at 3:12am
cheers!

Craig S. said:
This thread is making me thirsty!
Permalink Reply by Shay on May 8, 2010 at 3:31am
I smell a fellow lapsed Catholic...I'll drink to that!

Adriana said:
Yes, right or wrong?...of no consequence. You can't pick and choose your actions and expect the world to abide by them exactly. This isn't the catholic religion. Thank you mom and dad for all the guilt grinding catechism.
Permalink Reply by Shay on May 8, 2010 at 3:32am
I know, right? This is Chicago. We're one of the drinking-est cities in America. If we could ride with a beer in one hand and a hot dog in another, we probably would.

Amber K said:
It's hard to imagine riding and not drinking. Can that be done?
Permalink Reply by mike w. on May 8, 2010 at 5:12am
i've always preferred the term "Retired Catholic." But that's just me...

Shay said:
I smell a fellow lapsed Catholic...I'll drink to that!

Adriana said:
Yes, right or wrong?...of no consequence. You can't pick and choose your actions and expect the world to abide by them exactly. This isn't the catholic religion. Thank you mom and dad for all the guilt grinding catechism.
Permalink Reply by Craig S. on May 8, 2010 at 6:12am
6000+ Ragbrai miles, I can assure you that I've done this.

Thanks a lot, people, I have to now open my growler of Half Acre Daisy Cutter, all because of y'all.

Shay said:
If we could ride with a beer in one hand and a hot dog in another, we probably would.
Amber K said:
It's hard to imagine riding and not drinking. Can that be done?
Permalink Reply by Shay on May 8, 2010 at 8:09am
Don't blame your alcoholism on us, Craig. ;-)

Craig S. said:
6000+ Ragbrai miles, I can assure you that I've done this.

Thanks a lot, people, I have to now open my growler of Half Acre Daisy Cutter, all because of y'all.

Shay said:
If we could ride with a beer in one hand and a hot dog in another, we probably would.
Amber K said:
It's hard to imagine riding and not drinking. Can that be done?

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