Driving whilst eating a Cornetto at the same time?

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Right, now that I've got everyone's attention (and got you all dreaming of ice-cream ), I'll direct you to the actual question......


What's your eating/drinking/smoking policy whilst driving?





(not talking about passengers, this is about drivers.)

Keith

Motorway = crisps and perhaps a coffee.

Town = Nothing, plenty of places to stop.

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Keith wrote: »

Motorway = crisps and perhaps a coffee.

Town = Nothing, plenty of places to stop.

Crisps are a good one, as you can reach into the bag and stick them in your cake-hole without taking your eyes off the road or being in the least distracted.

The problem comes when you have to 'up-end' the bag to hoover up those crucial last crisp fragments.

Kilty_2

Erm... I've eaten a sandwich whilst in heavy traffic before

HannahIOW

I don't mind if it's a cereal bar or chocolate bar... not too nice to drop a chocolate bar in your lap though where does the law stand as far as eating/drinking while driving goes? A girl I know of got pulled over as she was drinking a milkshake (the mcdonalds kind) while driving.

johnnyroper

in my younger days i could drive while eating a maccy d's extra value meal or breakfast muffin meal including sorting the tea bag out.

these days being a sensible father type i only really eat while driving unless on a long drive on motorway then just a sausage roll or crisps.

Kilty_2

HannahIOW wrote: »

A girl I know of got pulled over as she was drinking a milkshake (the mcdonalds kind) while driving.

Brain freeze whilst driving, never a good idea :rotfl:

jbailey013

It's not illegal to drink/eat whilst you drive. But you can be prosecuted or pulled over by Police if they think that your personal driving is dangerous or your not paying attention due to eating/drinking.

My motto is drinks only and they should be in a bottle so you can just quickly squirt. People seem to be so confident of their driving skills because they are never tested. If something jumped out in the road, its a lot easier to avoid it by steering with two hands rather than one.

It's why you'll never see professional race/car drivers with one hand.

Wig

HannahIOW wrote: »

I don't mind if it's a cereal bar or chocolate bar... not too nice to drop a chocolate bar in your lap though where does the law stand as far as eating/drinking while driving goes? A girl I know of got pulled over as she was drinking a milkshake (the mcdonalds kind) while driving.

A lot of over zealous plod will book you now for eating at the wheel. There is no direct law against the practice. There has been no test cases as far as I know to test this new fad that the police have only recently started doing.

Eating an apple can be likened to winding down your window or adjusting your radio etc.

Sagz_2

I take the line that as long as I don't mind getting the food all down my front and in my lap, or flinging it all over the passenger seat if I need full control of the car, then I can eat anything.

If I'm dressed smart then I won't be eating chow mein at the wheel

johnfarquhar74

Wig wrote: »

A lot of over zealous plod will book you now for eating at the wheel. There is no direct law against the practice. There has been no test cases as far as I know to test this new fad that the police have only recently started doing.

Eating an apple can be likened to winding down your window or adjusting your radio etc.

Was there not a case a few years ago in the North East where a driver(female) was followed by police as she was seen eating an apple whilst driving, they were monitoring her driving waiting for her to do something dangerous. Not unusual except they had a traffic car as well as a helicopter :eek:
Went to court and I think it was thrown out but the press did highlight the waste of precious resources for what seemed an innocuous offence?!?