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Where I live, you can get a DUI and lose your driver's license if using a bicycle drunk.
Not that I agree with it. Not that I've ever seen it enforced. But the law is there.
Where I live you can't get a DUI on a bike, no limit, but if you're too drunk to be able to operate it while trying to operate it in traffic, you're endangering others, which is a traffic violation and will possibly cause you to lose your licence.
Or I mean, that used to be the case, actually, but now I suddenly recall it may have been amended in the past few years, entirely because of the rent-a-scoots, which are comparable to bikes and which everyone used to take home after bars. And still prolly do. Now they've limited the speed to 16kph at night though. Helps, some, I guess, but is really annoying if you're sober and want to ride one at night.
I don't even want to begin to think about the legal complexities around the electric powered transportation.
But I know if you're caught operating one while drunk, it's automatically way worse than if you were just biking. Because they're "self-propellent" or however you want to put it.
Anyone under 16 is required by law to wear a helmet while biking. So they're also required by law to wear a helmet while riding an electric scooter.
Surprisingly I have not heard of electric scooter incidents lately. But probably just a matter of time until someone drives themselves to death on them.
Nothing like that here.
Escoots and ebikes are limited to 25kmh per law, so they're roughly equivalent to regular bikes.
If its more than 25kg or can go faster than 25kph,you need to insure it. (somewhat new law)
And everyone here is legally required to wear a bike helmet, but it's not an enforced law.
You guys don't drink like northern Europeans