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Old 11-26-2015, 07:39 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Here's an example of a woman being prosecuted for drinking from a bottle of water while her car was stopped at traffic lights:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/774655.stm

I'm unable to discover what the outcome of the court case was, but this goes to show that you can indeed be fined for drinking water in a stationary vehicle.
The charge isn't "drinking water in a stationary vehicle", it's failing to be in charge of the vehicle. Often in this sort of story there is a lot more to it. Did she have both hands off the wheel at the same time? Was she failing to pay attention to what was going on around her?
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