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When transport chiefs wanted pub goers to get a ‘sober friend’ to give them a lift home they jokingly used a horse in their advert – not expecting anyone to take it literally.
But some drinkers in Montana, U.S., have started returning from bars on horseback – and police have confirmed it is legal to ride the animal while drunk.
The Department of Transportation were concerned that people were putting themselves at risk by not planning in advance how they were getting home.
Yet after the advert was produced, Helena Police Chief Troy McGee has revealed he has been inundated with calls from people wanting to know if they can ride home under the influence.
The Montana State law definition of a ‘vehicle’ excludes anything that runs under animal power – so police are powerless to stop drunks going home on horseback.
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Sounds reasonable to me. There’s also the added bonus of having someone to talk to on the way home who won’t nag back at you.
in Australia, from what i understand..you can loose your car license for riding a bicycle, skateboard, gopher (elderly transport device), camel, horse or large dog while under the influence. soon it will be walking too.
not surprising since the “commonwealth of Australia” is in fact a corporation (therefore a thieving bastard) with head offices either in the ‘City or London or in Washington DC.
Also you can get a fine for not wearing a bicycle helmet. nanny state from hell.
Horses even come with collision avoidance built in though you can sometimes over come that. Some even “drive” themselves home.
Anyone here ever hit a horse at 55 MPH after the rider weaved into traffic?