Real News! Drunk NC State Student Kills Cyclist

Raleigh isn’t the most bike friendly place but that has never stopped the area’s forward thinkers from using this alternative transit. Any day of the week you will see dozens of cyclists around town sliding through traffic. Thats why its so disturbing to hear news like what the N&O reported yesterday. NC State student Brian Reid, just 21, hit and killed 60 year old Nancy Leidy who was cycling. Leidy an unpaid entomology professor at N.C. State University, was a recreational cyclist who had just done the same ride this past Sunday.

Reid had a blood alcohol level of .12 and it was 11 am. There is no ‘safe time’ as a cyclist. You always have to be vigilant and wear safety equipment, even then you probably aren’t ‘safe.‘ New Raleigh is using this event to encourage all of its young readers to please wear your helmets. So many of our friends ride the streets with no lights or helmets in the dark of night and we think it would be a whole lot cooler if you did, man. Be safe be smart and take Dr. Leidy’s fate to heart- you aren’t invincible. Read more here.

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Weird and Funny Law: Poland 'can jail drunk cyclists'

(Source: BBC News) Poland's Constitutional Court upheld a ruling this week that drunken cyclists should be treated like drunken motorists and face prison if caught.

Two thousand Poles are currently in prison for riding a bicycle whilst under the influence of alcohol.

The ruling has sparked a lively debate about whether cyclists should face such strict punishment.

The Constitutional Court ruled that drunken cyclists should be tried as criminals just as drink drivers are.

'Absurd, draconian'

Under a law passed in 2000, anyone riding a bike under the influence of alcohol faces a fine or up to two years in prison, depending on the level of their intoxication.

Many courts here apply the stricter penalty and the average sentence is 11.5 months imprisonment.

Such a state of affairs has been criticised by both the prison service and some judges.

Jaroslaw Sielecki, a 37-year-old judge from western Poland, called it absurd and draconian, adding that it can drag whole families into poverty.

He argued that intoxicated cyclists should be treated like drunken pedestrians, who face a fine rather than jail, as both use their own muscles to achieve motion.

The Constitutional Court, however, ruled that cyclists use public roads and are considerably more dangerous because of the speed they can travel.

Easter Sunday: Trip to Port Waikator, New Zealand

We went out for a short trip to Pokeno and visited the local Sunday market and I am the only one who had a serving of ice-cream as the rest of them said the weather is too cool for that!

Along the way, we stopped by a bridge after crossing the Waikato River. It reminds me of the bridge we have to cross going to Penang Island during my childhood years.

We drove further on and visited Port Waikato. The sand is black but the view is splendid even it was cloudy day.

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