RWI?
A man was arrested and thrown in jail for riding on his lawn mower while drunk. Can anyone explain to me a logical reason why?
Now I don’t want the real reason — for tax dollars and to keep control of the peons — I’m wondering if you can find a logical reason. I’m betting Mr. Kozumplik’s lawn tractor had a top speed of around 4.2mph. He had a BAC of .17 — the point that if driving in a car, there is an actual increased risk of accident (just barely — below .17 there’s ZERO increased risk of accident). Can you tell me who was in immediate danger?
In a free country, it’s not illegal to put one’s self at risk (I know America is not such a place). But indulge me — who, other than Mr. Kozumplik was at risk? There was a snowstorm, so anyone driving wouldn’t be going fast enough to collide with Mr. Kozumplik. If he swerved at a whopping 4.2mph, would he have taken out a building? Bicycles would be passing him at that speed.
I suggest Mr. Kozumplik was no danger to any other person at any moment in time. But this is America, where such considerations are NOT a part of any law. Instead, the law is supreme to everything (not everyone), including common sense and rationality. Oh, how I yearn for freedom.
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Ogre, it’s a clear cut case of MWI - Mowing While Intoxicated.
I think you can be arrested for BWI, too. Bicycling While Intoxicated, or even just sitting in the drivers seat of a vehicle while Intoxicated can get you arrested. You can be arrested for driving a farm tractor while drunk, too.
The law doesn’t recognize the difference between perfect driving conditions and poor (i.e. snow). What happens when Mr. Kozumplik swerves in front of a car because he is to drunk to notice it is there, the driver of the car reacts by quickly turning the wheels and the car goes into a slide, then rolls over and the driver of the car is killed.
While it seems very strange and a little asinine. I don’t find this to be totally off base.
In Illinois you can get a DUI for anything over a .08 on any vehicle you can ride, that includes bicycles and those geeky segweys. Yes, The basis in Illinois is that they are trying to protect you from hurting others by doing something stupid, like Petey says, swerving in front of them.
It’s wrong, plain and simple. Someone moving 2.3 mph is NOT going to swerve in front of someone. If they try — THEY’RE GOING TWO! It’s about government control and cash, and has absolutely nothing to do with the safety of any person, anywhere.
I agree, but I saw one not too long ago and the guy was drinking a been as he rolled along and after he was stopped, he pee’d in front of the officer and really wasn’t listening to him. What if somebody’s little dog ran in front of the mower. Would he be quick enough to shut it down? Or how about a small child? I don’t think anyone should drive anything motorized if they are impared. I do see your point Ogre. It would depend on the area you are in. I can’t watch it from the work computer as it won’t let me go there. LOL!!!
OK, thought it was a YouTube. This is stupid on the part of the cop and the mower driver! First off, he was very drunk, riding down the “middle of the road” in a SNOWSTORM in Michigan! That is dangerous in more ways than one. Visability for cars, trucks, trucks with snowplows, etc is reduced and he’s cruising down the middle of the road??? and 2.anything is too drunk to be out in a snowstorm because you can die of hypothermia easily when your blood is thinned down and you can’t really “feel how cold you are”. This guy should get a Darwin Award! And the Cop… heck if I were him, I wouldn’t care… just let the old fart end up a grease spot on the road if he’s that stupid! Ogre is right… it’s about the money.
Indeed, he may have been a danger to himself — but in a free country, that’s NOT against the law. In America, it is.