WTF!?! Is this really a crime?

[GoldenPlump]

http://www.startribune.com/484/story/417139.html

WTF?! I've been known to mow my backyard while a little schnockered.

I could understand if he attempted to drive his mower on the freeway, but come on.....Sidewalk?!?!?

VERMILION, Ohio — A northern Ohio man is accused of operating a lawnmower while drunk.


The Vermilion man was arrested Friday night as he drove the mower on a sidewalk. Police say he drove the mower to a store about a mile from his home and was arrested on his way back. The lawn mower was towed.


Police say a breath test showed that his blood alcohol level was .144 percent, which is over the legal limit of .08 percent.


Police say it was the man's third drunken-driving-related arrest in six months.

[Drunko McMoppo]

Yeah, I've heard of a guy getting a DWI on his bike. Vanman once had a Jerr Dann come to tow his minibike in highschool.

[HerrKooled]

yeah what gives, that guy didn't have it coming.

[Sweet35th]

Yeah, I've heard of a guy getting a DWI on his bike. Vanman once had a Jerr Dann come to tow his minibike in highschool.

The minnesota drinking laws are specificaly written to ONLY include motorized vehicles. And specificaly outline a clause to NOT include motorized wheel chairs.

The stories about getting a DWI while on a bike are BS. You can however get a public intoxication.

If the owner of that lawn mower would have stayed in his yard, thats one thing, but once he took it to the sidewalk he is now on a public pathway.

[68GTO]

The minnesota drinking laws are specificaly written to ONLY include motorized vehicles. And specificaly outline a clause to NOT include motorized wheel chairs.

The stories about getting a DWI while on a bike are BS. You can however get a public intoxication.

If the owner of that lawn mower would have stayed in his yard, thats one thing, but once he took it to the sidewalk he is now on a public pathway.

Exactly.

[germ]

i wonder what their reason for pulling him over in the first place.

im sure he wasnt speeding
riding mowers do not come with seatbelts
and its not illegal to have your mower on the sidewalk and there are no lines painted on the sidewalk in order for him to swerve over




ive seen on Cops or Max X or some show like that where a guy was passed out drunk on his mower, but was on the street.

pretty funny vid

[The Russinator]

The stories about getting a DWI while on a bike are BS. You can however get a public intoxication.

Yeah I was shit can wasted once and just fell off my bike and a cop told me to be careful...... maybe he just felt bad because I was bleeding

[Drunko McMoppo]

Yeah I was shit can wasted once and just fell off my bike and a cop told me to be careful...... maybe he just felt bad because I was bleeding

Once a cop told me it was unlawful to drink a beer while sitting on my rock in the front yard. Stupid cops. Well maybe if I didn't look like a 17 year old.

This is how the conversation went.

Open bottle...
Private property...
Move along...
It's my house...
Underage consumption...
I'm 21...
Where's your parents...
I live alone...

[tim]

This is how the conversation went.

Open bottle of Ky I see. You are gross and disturbing the neighbors
Private property ,you want to join me
Move along I am not gay.
It's my house please come in.
Underage consumption call on the radio, I gotta go
I'm 21, I have stamina.
Where's your parents in the freezer
I live alone now and am lonely

Fixed, you liar.

[97SS_1341]

you can still get DUI while on your own property.. i know someone it happened to. they passed out in theur car in the driveway with the keys in it, cop saw it n cited him accordingly.

[Drunko McMoppo]

Fixed, you liar.

Shows what you know. I didn't have neighbors at this time! I had an abandoned house on either side of mine!

[theduckylittle]

you can still get DUI while on your own property.. i know someone it happened to. they passed out in theur car in the driveway with the keys in it, cop saw it n cited him accordingly.

"The keys in it," gave them the ability to do that. I don't know the exact wording of the provision, but if the cops see you're drunk with keys in hand, headed for or are already in the Motor Vehicle, they can cite you.

Also, if you are operating ANY MOTORIZED vehicle in MN and fall into the RIGHT-OF-WAY you can be cited. Sidewalks, Alley-ways, easements, and drive-way entries are all public right-of-way, and the cops can use it.

-Duck

[sport the war]

they gave my cousin a DWI for passing out in his car at a bar.

[ACRucrazy]

LTD, by the way, i want my rock back.

[Drunko McMoppo]

LTD, by the way, i want my rock back.

You're going to have to pry it from my cold dead hand.