The Weyburn Police Service arresting a cyclist for being drunk in public on Saturday, when a cyclist who was yelling at a vehicle that had allegedly cut him off, caught the attention of patrolling officers.

"When we dealt with the cyclist, he was exhibiting signs of intoxication, and in fact, extreme intoxication in this case, and that's what we're attributing the entire thing to," explained Deputy Chief Rod Stafford. "The incident started, or was alleged, that the vehicle cut off the cyclist, we are not able to confirm that because the vehicle left the scene, which was fine, the vehicle was under no obligation to stay, and probably in fact, it was probably better that it left before they actually got into a more significant altercation, but because it left, we were unable to get a description of the driver or plate number to follow it up on."

Stafford said the City of Weyburn Traffic Bylaw does dictate that cyclists are to follow the rules of the road.

"The traffic bylaw basically considers them a vehicle, so they have to signal, have to stop at the stop signs, have to stop at the red lights, ride on the proper side of the street, all of the same rules that apply to vehicles," he said. "The difference comes with those more restrictive things, like impaired driving, or driving while prohibited, or without a driver's license."

He said none of that legislation applies to bicyclists.

"So in this particular case, the only avenue open to the police was to apprehend the person based on their significant level of intoxication, which is always done with safety in mind, it's not punitive," he said.

The cyclist was held in cells until sober.