Stay or Go: If you are handicapped you are screwed!

Okay, so could you imagine being at a bar and not being able to leave? The bartender will not serve you another drink because you are clearly intoxicated, but you cannot leave, for fear of being charged with drunk driving because you are in a wheel chair?

So maybe this is a gross exaggeration of what happened to a man in Australia, but it is feasible. Last Friday, a man in a motorized wheelchair was found in a slumber an exit lane on a highway and was charged with drunk driving. While the fact he was on the highway is troubling. However, what is even more troubling is the fact that the police gave the man a breathalyzer test and stated that since he was over the legal limit, he would be charged with “operating a vehicle while drunk.” The man’s location did not matter to the police, who did mention that he placed himself in “a very dangerous situation.” I am truly wondering where the line is. If a handicapped person is at a bar, does not feel safe to get home, and calls for a taxi, technically, the police can charge them with drunk driving the minute you exit the bar. How fair is this?