DERRY, N.H. -- A New Hampshire legislator says police should not be able to arrest people who bicycle while drunk.
Derry Sen. Frank Sapareto said that it's better to ride a bicycle after drinking than to drive a car.
Sapareto said he will file a bill to prohibit police from filing charges against people riding bikes while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Last week, Derry police charged a man with bicycling while drunk and last summer there was a similar case in Londonderry.
The Londonderry case is headed to the state Supreme Court.
Lydia Valliere, head of the state chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, says there should be no change iin the law. She says drunken bikers put drivers at risk.
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