Comments on: Do not Let your Brothers or Friends Drink and Drive; It is a Recipe for Disaster on a Motorcycle! https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/ Biker and Motorcycle Accident Lawyer, Top Biker Lawyer, Biker Attorney, Motorcycle Accident Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident Attorney, Legal Issues, Safety Tips, Videos, Links to Motorcycle and legal sites, Motorcycle Ride Reports and General Personal Injury! For a Free Consultation on Your Motorcycle Accident Case, Call 800-816-1529 x. 1 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:48:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1400 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:16:06 +0000 #comment-1400 Riley, I wish I could help. My problem is two fold. Number one, I do not give legal advice here on the Biker Law Blog. My articles and comments are meant to be educational only. Number two, I am a California attorney, so I can only give legal advice on California, and/or Federal legal issues.

Since I am not licensed in Arizona, I cannot give legal advice on Arizona legal issues even if you called my office.

With respect to breathalyzers on motorcycles, I am sure it has been done. You will have to check with a local attorney to see if it is legal, and then find an outfit that makes the device.

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1271 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:29:56 +0000 #comment-1271 I received the flier concerning the accident. Can you email your sons picture for the article?

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1267 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:56:01 +0000 #comment-1267 Karen I send you my condolences for your loss. I googled your son and read the stories. You son may have been intoxicated, but if he was hit by a hit and run driver, it was not his fault.

If you send me a picture and details to norman@norman-law.com, I will write a story her on the Biker Law Blog in hopes of finding the hit and run driver.

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1170 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:45:49 +0000 #comment-1170 Thanks Matt.

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-277 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:27:14 +0000 #comment-277 In the end it is the same result. Maybe your friends might care about you more than you care about yourself. That is the purpose of the article!

Norm

]]> By: fstar https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-276 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:48 +0000 #comment-276 i wouldnt worry as much about hurting my self versus someone else

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-200 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:22:54 +0000 #comment-200 California is tough as well! You are right, the consequences are too high, especially on a motorcycle!

Norm

]]> By: sandie https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-197 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:10:56 +0000 #comment-197 Norm: Great article. We do not drink and ride…nor drive. The consequences are too high. I do not want to kill anyone or cause harm to myself. It is surprising how many people fall off the back of bikes because of too much drinking. Two eyes are better than one set. JOB WELL DONE!!! I do hope people read, learn and retain this very good and free advise. The breathalyzer are getting hard to beat here in Florida. The Sheriff’s department and the Florida Highway Patrol are required to re-certify or they do not work till they do. Now, if you refuse to submit to the implied consent sobriety tests twice you can lose your license for life. A refusal in another state counts. You do not get points added here from another state but the other states charges will show up on your record.

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-188 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:57:36 +0000 #comment-188 Thanks for the comments counsel.

I do not advise ever drinking and then riding a motorcycle because of the fact that you have to be 100% sharp while riding a motorcycle. I also do not recommend riding a motorcycle if you are tired, in a bad mood, or have a physical injury that would impair your ability to handle the motorcycle or your mental concentration! This article is a motorcycle safety article, however, you just gave me an idea for a new article on the legal issues related to drunk driving in the State of California.

I checked out your DUI defense website; great results! You may want to contribute and/or write such an article and I would publish it on the Blog and give you full credits. Many people do not realize that you can actually fight a DUI without pleading out!

I agree that the breathalyzer machines get it wrong many times. They are not calibrated correctly or per the manufacturers specifications; a particular machine may have a history of service issues; the operator may not be correctly certified or have insufficient training on a particular machine, etc…… It’s much easier to not drink and drive, then to have to deal with a DUI defense, and pay for all of the discovery necessary to adequately defend the case!!

Take Care,

Norm

]]> By: Los Angeles DUI Lawyer https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-187 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-187 I totally agree with the advice given. Although it is legal to consume alcohol and subsequently drive (as long as you are not over the limit or impaired), I do not advise it. Too many cops will arrest you if you have as much as an odor of alcohol on your breath. Even if you subsequently blow less than .08 it is a huge hassle and I have seen too many cases where the breath machine gets it wrong!

]]> By: DUI Lawyer https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1169 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1169 Riding a motorcycle is a great liberty and wonderful way to spend a day. Like anything else, a good time should be tempered with responsibility. If you ride you should do so in full possession of your faculties. Norm you provide a great resource for the biker, keep up the good work!

]]> By: Karen https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1266 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1266 Dear norm,
My son was killed on a motorcycle in febuary by a hit and run driver,whom has never been found yet.the sad thing is my son was intoxicated and with friends who could of stopped him from getting on that bike.No one will ever no the pain I am experiencing as he was my only son.My heart aches terribly for my son and this should of never happened he was only 30 years old.If you go to google and put in his name LARRY GRAMPA or to his myspace page you will see what a handsome beautiful person he was.

]]> By: Karen https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1270 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1270 Thank you norm,
my sons story and a description of the vehicle they are looking for is on AMW.com (americans most wanted) just click on the my story icon and you can get all the information about the accident and what they are looking for.Thank you for all your help. not a day goes by that i don;t do something to help find my son’s killer.I love and miss my son so much.

]]> By: riley https://bikerlawblog.com/do-not-let-your-brothers-or-friends-drin/#comment-1397 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1397 I have a question regarding breathalyzers and motorcycles. I live in Arizona and have been coonvicted of a DUI and subsequently have gotten a breathalyzer installed in my car. My question is if i wanted to ride a motorcycle, would I be allowed to, and can they even install a breathalyzer on motorcycles. I am just wondering, this question seems like a hard one to get answered. Thanks.

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