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Originally Posted by Marcy
I think reading at a red traffic light when I'm stopped is not much of a hazard. I don't read while the car is moving. There are lights I get stuck at where I have to wait for 3 cycles of the light before I get to go through them.
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You may think that, but the law almost certainly thinks otherwise. Being alert, aware of your surroundings, and in full control of the vehicle is generally a legal (as well as a common-sense) requirement while driving, whether you are movin or stationary. I don't know what your local laws are, but in the UK you can be (and people have been) prosecuted for drinking from a bottle of water while stopped at traffic lights, on the grounds that you are not in control of your vehicle as a result of doing so.