278 arrested for drink-driving last month (From Oxford Mail)

Not much of a decrease though sadly, people will only learn when they hurt themselves and others or even worse.....death !

Brilliant figures for Oxford, nearly only one every two days, looks like drivers have got the message, but I wonder what the figures would be if they included cyclists coming home from Xmas parties, many a time I nearly killed them as they fell off their bikes into my path, but I managed to brake or swerve and no collision occurred.

Grunden Skip wrote:
Brilliant figures for Oxford, nearly only one every two days, looks like drivers have got the message, but I wonder what the figures would be if they included cyclists coming home from Xmas parties, many a time I nearly killed them as they fell off their bikes into my path, but I managed to brake or swerve and no collision occurred.

Thats a good point, however generally, cyclists don't go at speed and ain't really on something that could take somebodys life. Though i do think they should be tested in some way, since if one did fall off their bike into your path, not only would you probably get the blame, it'll lay on your head forever through no fault of your own !

And its unlikely the police will target cyclists !

I was almost knocked off my bike by the police who came in through a no entry sign. Pursuit ensued by three cars unbeknown to me till they mounted the kerb the other side of deans court almost knocking me off again.

I was at fault though for no lights, he smelt alcohol on me so I admitted to drinking three pints. I gave a reasonable reason for my lights, being I put them on when I got out of town as it was a 10 mile trip home and I didn't want them to die in the middle of nowhere. He checked my name and sent me on my way after saying "you having a giraffe" to cycling 10 miles home.

I believe it's fine to drink and ride but not to be in charge of a bike whilst drunk.

caversfield wrote:
I was almost knocked off my bike by the police who came in through a no entry sign. Pursuit ensued by three cars unbeknown to me till they mounted the kerb the other side of deans court almost knocking me off again.

I was at fault though for no lights, he smelt alcohol on me so I admitted to drinking three pints. I gave a reasonable reason for my lights, being I put them on when I got out of town as it was a 10 mile trip home and I didn't want them to die in the middle of nowhere. He checked my name and sent me on my way after saying "you having a giraffe" to cycling 10 miles home.

I believe it's fine to drink and ride but not to be in charge of a bike whilst drunk.

your'e 'avin a giraffe mate, I 'ope.