Breath testing and motorbikes

[Maximus]

I was on my home early this morning, as I was going onto the motorway by the grafton bridge from K Rd I was stopped at a police checkpoint and breath tested, luckily I was sober as, and I didn't mind being stopped. But I was thinking, and I have always just been "passed through" when going thru checkpoints on my bike and was wondering, how many others of you find that you get stopped and breath tested or passed thu? How do you feel about it. Or do you even really give a fuck?

[bear]

Passed through a standard checkpoint for WOF and reg one time and just got waved through.

[outlawtorn]

wouldn't mind it at all, I'm a tea totaller....

[bugjuice]

anyone driving/riding anything should be breath tested. Just cos you're on a bike, doesn't make anyone an exception. I've heard of people riding when drunk.. If anything, drinking prohibits your ballance, so I reckon the limit should be a lot lower for bikes..
just mho

[Paul in NZ]

wouldn't mind it at all, I'm a tea totaller....

More a coffee man meself

[Lou Girardin]

anyone driving/riding anything should be breath tested. Just cos you're on a bike, doesn't make anyone an exception. I've heard of people riding when drunk.. If anything, drinking prohibits your ballance, so I reckon the limit should be a lot lower for bikes..
just mho

What do you need balance for? Gyroscopic effect keeps it upright.
giz anuvver pint.

[outlawtorn]

One of the funniest things I've seen in my life was when I was a lot younger, me and load of my mates were crammed into a cage and another mate was on a bike, off we go from the pub we were at and the first set of lights were red so we stopped in the right hand lane and our other mate on the bike stopped in the left, but he was so pissed he didn't put his feet down, so him and all of his CB750F landed on the tarmac. Not nice on reflection, but at the time it was incredibly funny.

[bugjuice]

What do you need balance for? Gyroscopic effect keeps it upright.
giz anuvver pint.

true, and I thought of that whilst typing, but the gyronamics of it doesn't solve all the issues.. The bike will be upright, but would you?

[vifferman]

I've been pulled up for a license check on my bike, but never for breath-testing. I've been breath-tested once in the car, and once in Victoria, outside Warrnambool: that was bit scary - no "Good Evening, Sir, will you please blow in this". It was "Blow in this". Yes Sir; don't shoot me, Sir!
Funny thing was, it was the only night I was in Victoria on that trip where I didn't have any alcohol! Just had this feeling I shouldn't drink that night, so I just had juice...

I don't drink and ride - affects my judgement, balance and riding too much.

[Maximus]

I don't drink and ride - affects my judgement, balance and riding too much.

Yea man, I would never drink and ride/drive, apart from the obvious happening, could u imagine not being able to releive the stress by going for a ride?!

It would be a never ending hell!!

[bugjuice]

may be for bikes, it's more obvious if your a bit pissed..
Just thinking a little more on the 'gyroscopic effects' a bike has, that's only good for high speed. You need ballance when you slow and come to a stop. If you get to a check point and you fall over, that might raise an eyebrow.. So may be that's why they often wave bikes thru.. may be..?

[Kjell]

Been stopped once and waved on once.

When I got stopped up near Paihia I left the visor locked and they attempted to put the gadget by the chin strap to get a reading.

(please state you name and address into the machine) reply : mummmph hmmm hmm mhpmmphh ai eh taihape

I could of got done for soliciting an officer becase she was pretty cute in that uniform and she would have had no idea what I was saying, as I could hardly hear myself.

[Maximus]

may be for bikes, it's more obvious if your a bit pissed..
Just thinking a little more on the 'gyroscopic effects' a bike has, that's only good for high speed. You need ballance when you slow and come to a stop. If you get to a check point and you fall over, that might raise an eyebrow.. So may be that's why they often wave bikes thru.. may be..?

Hehe, never looked at it like this before, could make sense you know??!! . .. .

[bugjuice]

Hehe, never looked at it like this before, could make sense you know??!! . .. .

see, not just a pretty face*

* see avatar..

[bugjuice]

Been stopped once and waved on once.

When I got stopped up near Paihia I left the visor locked and they attempted to put the gadget by the chin strap to get a reading.

(please state you name and address into the machine) reply : mummmph hmmm hmm mhpmmphh ai eh taihape

I could of got done for soliciting an officer becase she was pretty cute in that uniform and she would have had no idea what I was saying, as I could hardly hear myself.

lol.. they have been getting cute lately. I was stopped while in the car once. She asked for my name and address, I went on to give my number.. haven't heard from her yet..

welcome to the site btw