5 Bicyclists arrested 4 BUI
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liquidpremium at 01.13.11 - 7:37 am
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-drunk-bicyclists-arrested,0,3526842.story
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"CHP investigators say there's a growing trend of people riding bicycles at night while drunk."
Because people think it's fine to drink and bike cause they only hurt themselves instead of drinking and driving which can kill someone else. It's a physiological safety net on moral people give themselves. So in my opinion if they don't even care about themselves obviously why would they even care about others? It's still stupid to drink and ride cause you still have a chance of making some car dodge trying not to kill you and end up smashing into someone else... Still causes accidents and obviously people do stupid things when drunk.
Also in this report I feel no pity on these cyclists for their stupidity...
AestheticMynd01.13.11 - 7:52 am
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Word to the wise.
The cyclist in the photo kinda looks like Snoop Dog.
The KTLA trolls will have a field day with this story.
Creative Thing01.13.11 - 7:56 am
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Also What's up with the classic stereotype media photo focusing on the black dude. No offense media...
AestheticMynd01.13.11 - 7:56 am
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hahaha my dad woke me up to show me this.
hes laughing is ass off!
debasermatt01.13.11 - 8:39 am
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I just saw this on klta news.. the only reason they got busted was because the Bike riders were riding on the wrong side of sepulveda blvd... the moral of this story, if your drunk riding, remember to ride on the right side of the road. Dumb ass
Debut21301.13.11 - 9:03 am
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It's about time. I don't know why people take riding drunk so lightly. I enjoy the freedom bicycling gives you from many laws, but if you can't hold your liquor (or other substances) and are riding like an idiot and crashing you deserve what you get, just like if you're driving. I've seen too many people get hurt really bad on rides because they were too drunk or stoned.
Velocipede01.13.11 - 9:18 am
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That's just as dumb as riding on the bus way.
mattspeed01.13.11 - 9:22 am
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Who would be stupid enough to ride on the bus way!
ToddAlmighty responding to a
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01.13.11 - 9:35 am
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Also, they were apparently at La Cinega and Stocker, top of monster hill, on one of the busiest streets in that area. ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET.
I wouldn't even ride on those streets sober, Anything that goes over that hill (La Cienega, Stocker, or La Brea) is like a 50 mph 8 lane divided freeway.
FuzzBeast01.13.11 - 9:47 am
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I'm sure there's got to be one sucker.
mattspeed responding to a
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01.13.11 - 9:54 am
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I figured this would be the next step for the cops.........thats why its better to take off when the cops show up.............they cant catch us all.
To the riders...........learn how to ride so your dumb ass dosent get killed
shotgun_mike01.13.11 - 10:29 am
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Hell yeah KUSHTOWN is back.
AIDS6601.13.11 - 10:47 am
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They were stopped for being in a pack and riding on the wrong side of the street.
They got taken in for being wasted.
How many times do I have to say it?
BE MORE NINJA!
The danger of drinking and riding is primarily due to the propensity of people to do stupid shit while drunk, rather than the actual impairment of motor skills and balance.
trickmilla01.13.11 - 10:57 am
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I remember one guy tried it once on me and Danya's 2nd Friday ride. I think the authorities got him and I haven't seen him since.
July responding to a
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01.13.11 - 11:01 am
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HEY FIRST OF ALL..... WE WERE NEVER ON SEPULVEDA.. AND SECOND OF ALL WE WERE NOT RIDDIN OUR BIKES ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD
Pnut9000501.13.11 - 11:10 am
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Idiocracy!
Wow. Shit like this gives Trolls priapism.
RIDE HARD RIDE DUM LOL
So is this like a Fixie Lemming stampede that got interrupted by the Police?
sleepy01.13.11 - 1:00 pm
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I was thinking when I made my first post about this, that it was possible they were not on the wrong side of the road.
Too often the circumstances get exagrated in reports about such incidents.
So, don't over indulge and stay ninja amap to avoid what happened to our brother (and sister?) riders last night.
Creative Thing responding to a
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01.13.11 - 1:03 pm
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and 3rd of all im still drunk!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!
Huey555 responding to a
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01.13.11 - 5:17 pm
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hahahahahahahahahahahhaahha!!!
Good thing KUSHTOWN went home :D
godmode responding to a
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01.13.11 - 6:19 pm
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lets all thank obama for banning 4loko, without it we all make better decisions
newarkhouse01.13.11 - 7:10 pm
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wrong side of the road or not, one of them RAN INTO THE FUCKING MEDIAN.
Be more ninja Don't run into shit.
larsenf responding to a
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01.13.11 - 8:26 pm
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ohhh snapp one of'em lives by me...hahah wow
Domingo01.13.11 - 9:18 pm
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Im going to keep an eye open for their bikes at the police auction so i can snap them up and resell them and make some cash
Two_Feet01.14.11 - 12:44 am
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if we don't want drivers to drink and drive around us, then why would you do the same damn thing? riders that drink and ride are hipster freaks that need to learn the fundamentals over again. they make riding a bike into some lame-ass art expression when it isn't. it's riding a fuckin' bike.
grow up, ride and have fun and don't kill anyone. i'm not one to support the cops, but they did their job.
icarus01.14.11 - 12:52 am
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@Two_Feet that's a brilliant idea!
icarus responding to a
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01.14.11 - 12:54 am
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I hear the story was twisted?
godmode responding to a
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01.14.11 - 1:14 am
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Is it true the bikes were confiscated (not just impounded)? Obviously when one is arrested for drunk biking or drunk driving, your vehicle is going to be impounded, but usually your vehicle is returned to you after paying impound fees, etc.
Anybody know the real story?
mr rollers responding to a
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01.14.11 - 9:13 am
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My guess is the guys were riding bikes that cost less than $200 and Impounding costs depending on how many days it's impounded it can cost more than 100$ a day.
You figure out the rest... If you can't. Go figure...
AestheticMynd01.14.11 - 9:37 am
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However this is from experience of having a CAR impounded not sure how much it is with a Bike hahaha...
AestheticMynd01.14.11 - 9:38 am
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what are the chances of those bikes that were impounded or confiscated or whatever were originally stolen?
ruinedbyidiots01.14.11 - 9:46 am
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what are the chances the bikes that were impounded (confiscated or whatever) were originally sold to people who then had them stolen and taken for a drunken, not too ninja ride?
Gern responding to a
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01.14.11 - 9:53 am
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what are the chances the bikes that were impounded (confiscated or whatever) were originally sold to people who then had them stolen and taken for a drunken, not too ninja ride and then got arrested for riding in the wrong direction on a hwy?
AestheticMynd responding to a
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01.14.11 - 10:09 am
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All possible - but my question was concerned with whether "due process" was done here. If the article could have said (for example), "the bikes, which were proven to be stolen, were confiscated".
I'm not necessarily defending the actions of these guys, but under our legal system people accused of crimes still have rights.
mr rollers responding to a
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01.14.11 - 12:24 pm
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the story was scewed 100% - the cops were looking to make arrests NO MATTER WHAT...
katnip01.14.11 - 1:27 pm
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There is a pretty good chance that the reporter who wrote the story may have jumbled some of the terminology and we may never know whether the bikes were impounded, forfeited, seized as evidence etc. While there are often legal issues at play, journalists frequently mix up precise terms.
liquidpremium responding to a
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01.14.11 - 3:39 pm
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how was the story screwed 100%? did someone hit the median or not?
larsenf responding to a
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01.14.11 - 4:40 pm
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as much as i don't believe 99% of the thing police officers say, i don't know, man...
sure, the reporting may have been spiced up and the cops may have stretched the details, but that doesn't excuse getting pulled over and breathalyzed for a group ride of 15 people! what the fuck. i've been on so many rides and even if the police have harassed us, they have never breathalyzed someone and arrested them for BUI. people need to learn to ride under the radar and handle their liquor if they're gonna drink.
coldcut responding to a
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01.14.11 - 5:30 pm
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I've seen so many drunk riders on rides and 90% of the time, they're swerving or off balance and not wearing a helmet.
Saw one kid hit a pot hole so hard he looked like he was shot out of a cannon and when he hit the ground I thought he was dead. In the end I say.
Saw another drunk kid who had to think he was a superhero bombing down Sunset in echo park who didn't even attempt to stop at red light. He was going west but after he got hit he was on the east side of the street dying. Still don't know if that kid survived that accident. Craziness man.
ridetime01.14.11 - 6:59 pm
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Rules of the fucking road, it's what it really comes down to.
You can't get pulled over without probable cause.
You don't need a driver's license to ride a bike.
You're not subject to sobriety test unless you're suspected of drinking and DRIVING, because it's one of the stipulations of HAVING a driver's licence.
Riding on the wrong side of the street is against the law, drunk or not. You will get pulled over.
Visibly breaking the law will get your caught.
Crashing into a center divider will draw attention to yourself.
The moral of this story is:
DON'T DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF IF YOU ARE DRUNK.
the reverend dak01.14.11 - 7:10 pm
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Drinking is fine. Get as fucked up as your liver can handle. Just stay home and drink or take the MTA or a cab. Don't get on the roads when you are drunk. It doesn't matter whether you are operating a car or a semi-truck. The principle is the same.
Once you start drinking, the first thing that becomes impaired is your mental abilities and your judgment. That's why drunk people always think they are okay to drive/ride.
liquidpremium responding to a
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01.14.11 - 7:19 pm
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STEVE!!!
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2011/01/12/mattingly.ron.west.memphis.3.cnn?hpt=Mid
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01.14.11 - 8:13 pm
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