The office said that drunk people have embarrassed families, disturbed those walking dogs, as well as people having a picnic, and elicited an outcry from those wanting to rest. Beer bikes also represent a continuous threat to others taking part in traffic, it added. 

The councillors unanimously decided at mayor Gergely Karácsony’s proposal to declare the use of beer bikes as anti-social behaviour and to fine those who consume alcoholic beverages on vehicles driven by more than two people.

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