Wow is it true that driving under the influence #DUI in the USA is an average of $6,500 for the first offence!? That would likely discourage folks from trying that as I think #SouthAfrica is probably a good 10 or 20 times less...
See https://twocents.lifehacker.com/how-much-a-dui-can-cost-you-1846086998
@danie10 in the UK (for alcohol, drugs or both) its normally at least a 1 year ban from driving, a fine, license points (or revocation for new drivers in probation period) as well as massively increased insurance premiums for 11 years afterwards, so its a similarly expensive penalty (but this only started being the case from around the late 2000s as testing and ANPR enforcement became more effective)
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In Germany, only beginners and bus drivers get fined below 0.05%. Others get away with 500EUR and 1 month ban up to 0.11%. On repeated offences, this doubles and tripples. Over 0.11%, we are talking criminal offences with fines up to 6500EUR and longer bans. But more importantly, your insurance will not cover damages even with a low BAC level. This is a much higher risk than the actual fine.
Yeah, that would account for a vandalism or antisocial behaviour. Polish police was for a period of time bumping their statistics simply by watching on CCTV who's leaving a pub and even touching their bicycle. Of course, this wouldn't happen without first legislators making it a law (which was then revoked).
@kravietz
TVP did fine a cyclist for DUI (both alcohol and drugs) in the mid 90s, but they were swerving all over the whole of Broad Street, Reading, scattering pedestrians and even causing a bus driver to take evasive action and "Echo Tango" (the town CCTV scheme) had just been recently installed so there was plenty of evidence - and an amount malice/aggression on the part of the cyclist as Broad Street is big and there is really no need to ride in such a manner..
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