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Question: Is it illegal to ride a bike or moped drunk?

Of course, we all know it’s illegal to drink and drive, but is it illegal (in the US or elsewhere) to ride (“drive”) a bicycle/skateboard/skates while intoxicated? Are things like mopeds or electric scooters placed in the same category as “motor vehicles”?

In the US, I believe it is illegal to be intoxicated in public, but if you are caught on a bike, etc., is that considered a different crime, i.e. it’s illegal to ride a bike drunk, not just because you are in public drunk?

Best answer:

Answer by Answer the Question!
In Illinois it is illegal to even ride a lawn mower on public streets if you’re drunk. You can’t operate anything with a motor on public streets if you’re wasted. But not a bike unless you are being obnoxious which may result in a public drunkerness charge.

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Question: Can I ride an electric bike in Hawaii?

I’m interested in purchasing an electric bicycle but I read the following on wikipedia:

Electric Bicycles in Hawaii are considered a Illegal motorized vehicle

“Bicycle” [4] means every vehicle “propelled solely by human power” upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels, and including any vehicle generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels except a toy bicycle. [43]

However…. they have at least 10 different stores dedicated to selling electric bicycles and I see people riding around with them all the time, and it there was a new story regarding one of the stores promoting the use of electric bikes/scooters as alternate transportation. Any help would be nice.
Specific as in how? I’m just wondering if I can ride an electric bicycle in the state of hawaii legally, like I said they have many dealers here and I see everyone riding them plus you can rent them, just regular bicycles with motors (max speed is like 15-20mph), however everyone claims they are illegal.

Best answer:

Answer by Brian L
If there are stores dedicated to them and you see people riding them I think you’re safe. Maybe they aren’t technically legal, but lots of great things aren’t. At very worst you might get a small ticket. I’ve heard that its illegal to ride a bike without brakes on city streets but I still ride my fixie because the enjoyment I derive from it is worth more than the fifty or one hundred dollar ticket I might someday have to pay.

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