It's hard to believe, but DUIs can occur with no car involved. Driving under the influence is not restricted to people driving four wheeled vehicles on the highway. Instead, if you get behind the wheel of an operable vehicle in any shape or form, you may be in danger of a DUI charge. You don't have to be speeding down a highway or swerving through traffic. WHNT News says that operating any mechanical device under the influence of alcohol can result in a DUI.

Recently, more and more men have been arrested for DUIs when driving their tractors. One arrest occurred in Western Pennsylvania, where a man with the initials M.G. was riding his lawn tractor when arrested. Not only was he given a DUI charge, but he was convicted of assaulting the police officer afterwards. The tractor driver was puttering along a neighborhood road when an onlooker reported to the police that an "out of control man" was driving a tractor up and down the street. When police arrived on the scene, they found the driver sipping a coffee mug of beer. He admitted to the officers that he had been drinking. When the police proceeded to arrest him, the driver kicked and hit, fighting for his freedom.

In Madison, Alabama, another "=drunk driver was arrested while he was operating his ride-able lawnmower. The suspect, with the initials F.S., was guzzling beer while mowing his lawn when police discovered him. A Madison Police Lieutenant commented on the situation by saying "If you've been drinking to the point where you don't think you need to be driving your car, you probably don't need to be driving any vehicle."

Another similar situation occurred in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin recently when a 73 year old man was spotted operating his lawn tractor with alcohol in hand. He was given his fifth DUI. A West Virginia resident was also charged with a tractor DUI when he was found operating his vehicle without any headlights and avoiding using his turn signals. Upon taking a breathalyzer test, officers found that he was intoxicated. He was sent to the county jail to serve his sentence.

Sometimes drivers don't even need a motor on their vehicle to get a DUI. In Oregon, police arrested a man riding a tricycle on the wrong side of the road and charged him with a DUI. Police report that they cautioned the drunken man earlier in the night and then discovered him again still riding against traffic and issued a sobriety test, which he failed. In another bicycle blunder, a man from Macon, Georgia was seen bobbing and weaving through traffic on a five-speed bike. He eventually fell off the five-speed and police issued a sobriety test. When the man failed, he was issued a DUI.

According to The Standard Journal, a man in Watsontown, Pennsylvania was arrested for operating an Amish buggy while intoxicated. The man was supposedly driving his horse-drawn buggy through an unlit street when he was stopped by police. When the officers asked if he was Amish, he coyly admitted he was "bad Amish" and that he had been at a carnival where he had had approximately 12 beers. In some cases, even horseback riders can be caught in a DUI bind. In one situation, a woman from Murphysboro, Illinois was flown to a hospital after causing an accident with her horse and another oncoming vehicle. She was issued a DUI, but charges were not pressed when police could not confirm her BAC level. In other cases, men and women riding horses with a bottle of alcohol in hand have been arrested.

Last of all, if you're in a motorized wheelchair, watch out! A man in Illinois had to spend the night in jail when he was found operating his chair while under the influence. He was driving his chair to the grocery store when he was arrested. While this is not considered a legal vehicle in all states, there is a possibility that your wheel chair could qualify you as a DUI offender. No matter what "wheel" you are behind, make sure that you are sober before hitting the roads. Any operable vehicle or mode of transportation could cost you a DUI.