YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAA!

[memaquay]

http://nationalpost.com/news/politi...drunk-canoeing-as-an-impaired-driving-offence

 

[yellowcanoe]

Not sure why this is a cause for celebration
Fines and jail time will still be there
In Maine canoeing OUI gets you a couple thousand bucks fine and jail time for the first offense

 

[yellowcanoe]

But loss of driving privileges hasn't ever been the law.

 

[Quinn]

I think you're probably still not off the hook in your square stern!

 

[Odyssey]

Just let me know the next time you need a DD for that sweet little square stern.

 

[frozentripper]

I sort of got the impression that drinking and canoeing aren't mutually exclusive activities much of the time. Here's a comment on float trips down the Buffalo:

A tip for potential floaters- It is so much more pleasant if you do it on a day other than Saturday. On Saturdays, the rivers are so packed full of people that you can’t hardly move at your own pace, and a majority of them are quite obnoxiously drunk.

This from https://brennaabroad.com/trip-reports/buffalo-river/

Actually I wouldn't mind seeing Brenna drinking and camping, from some of those bikini photos she posted. Nope, not gonna post that cheesecake here, back to serious business looking at maps.

 

[DanOver]

Just saw this on Chicago news today. It seems logical and smart to unhitch the offense from driving privileges.
I like a drink as much as the next guy, but being drunk on the water can get dangerous for you and others. That said, I have seen a lot of drunks on rivers.....including two Hoosiers who had mounted a clay thrower on the bow of their skiff. I got out of their AO as fast as I could!

 

[Higgster]

Brenna can sit in the bow of my boat anytime. I don't even have to have beer goggles to appreciate her "style"

 

[clemency]

Never understood how driving privileges can be tied to anything but driving. Not gonna run my 3000 pound canoe into a car full of nuns, killing them all.