{"id":184352,"date":"2026-04-10T12:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=184352"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:32:52","slug":"how-drunk-cycling-can-cost-you-your-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/04\/10\/how-drunk-cycling-can-cost-you-your-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"How drunk cycling can cost you your driver&#8217;s license"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, the police\u00a0<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">fined about 460 drunk cyclists. Various newspapers reported this in recent days. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">And even more striking: about 270 times, this also led to the revocation of the driver&#8217;s license. In that case, the cyclist not only received a hefty fine but also had to leave his car or motorcycle parked for a period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The Ghent and Leuven police, however, qualify the figures. &#8220;We do not specifically look for drunk cyclists; the majority of our findings stem from the fact that we administer a breathalyzer test to all parties involved in an accident,\u00a0 including cyclists.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>0.8 per mille<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">But it is true that cyclists who have drunk significantly too much indeed risk losing their driver&#8217;s license, confirms an experienced police judge. &#8220;Anyone who, as a &#8216;driver,&#8217; has more than 0.8 per mille in their blood today must, in principle, always hand in their driver&#8217;s license immediately, regardless of which vehicle the alcohol violation was committed with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Those alcohol checks themselves are also under fire, by the way, because police zones do not implement them consistently everywhere. 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Various newspapers reported this in recent days. And even more striking: about 270 times, this also led to the revocation of the driver&#8217;s license. In that case, the cyclist not only received a hefty fine but also had to leave his car or motorcycle parked for a period. 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