In Texas, is it possible to get a DWI while riding a bicycle?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

April 20, 2016

Asked 4/19/2016 – Austin, TX

A friend of mine is convinced that, in Texas, you cannot be charged with DWI if you are riding a bicycle. Is this actually true? I’ve heard stories about people arrested for DUI/DWI on a bicycle, but I can’t remember if any of them actually happened in Texas.

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The question is whether a bicycle is considered a motor vehicle. I have been practicing law for 34 years,mand I have not seen nor heard a DWI/DUI offense regarding a bicycle operator.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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