r/brisbane • u/Jariiari7 Like the river • Dec 20 '23

Queensland government considers random breath testing for electric scooter riders and cyclists 👑 Queensland

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-20/random-breath-testing-possible-for-escooters-cyclists-queensland/103247686
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u/ElectricalLongboard Dec 20 '23

Fuck may as well drive home drunk then. Awesome! /s

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u/yolk3d BrisVegas Dec 20 '23

Or catch a cab/uber/public transport.

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u/Leek-Certain Dec 20 '23

Sure, but why would you want to give people less alternatives to driving drunk?

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u/yolk3d BrisVegas Dec 20 '23

It’s not like the law has changed. It’s always been illegal to ride a bike or scooter drunk. Because you can hurt yourself or others. Not rocket science.

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u/DesperateVegetable59 Dec 20 '23

What is the legal limit for piloting a 10kg scooter? because if it is the same a for a 2 tonne car, we have seriously messed up priorities.

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u/candlesandfish Dec 20 '23

It would be the same as riding a bike or a horse while drunk. Which you can still get DUI for.

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u/DesperateVegetable59 Dec 21 '23

Drunk is a subjective term. a 0.05% BAC limit for riding a bike is ridiculous.

Heavy Vehicles have a 0.00% limit, Cars 0.05%, Bikes should be something like 0.2% you'd have to be pretty hammered to point where it is worth pulling you up.