Driving whilst eating a Cornetto at the same time?

halibut2209

M69 between the M1 and the M6. 3 lanes, no cars. I love it

Becciboobah

This reminds me of when I was about 7 and telling my Mum off for taking a swig of water whilst driving because I thought drink driving was literally that, you couldn't have a drink whilst driving!! Ahhh the innocence of youth!

jackieb

I don't put anything in my mouth while driving. I don't smoke anyway so that isn't an issue, but one time I was eating chocolate while I was driving and started to choke. I had to stop the car on the bypass and get out. I was really scared and my aim was to stop a car, but it cleared itself as soon as I got out of the car.

cyclonebri1

Becciboobah wrote: »

This reminds me of when I was about 7 and telling my Mum off for taking a swig of water whilst driving because I thought drink driving was literally that, you couldn't have a drink whilst driving!! Ahhh the innocence of youth!

And today that is correct, you can get a ticket for taking yours hand/hands of the wheel for a swig.;)

Kilty_2

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

And today that is correct, you can get a ticket for taking yours hand/hands of the wheel for a swig.;)

Is it true that in Texas you can actually drink beer whilst driving providing you aren't drunk? :cool:

cyclonebri1

Kilty wrote: »

Is it true that in Texas you can actually drink beer whilst driving providing you aren't drunk? :cool:

Not sure about that, but from watching the tv cop shows I thought most of the states had a "no open container" rule in force??

Lum

Most states do, just not Texas.

Don't know about actually drinking from the bottle though.

Flyboy152

Kilty wrote: »

Is it true that in Texas you can actually drink beer whilst driving providing you aren't drunk? :cool:

I think you have fallen into "urban myth" territory there.

Lum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_container_law

Wikipedia wrote:

To comply with TEA-21, a state's motor vehicle open container laws must:

• Prohibit both possession of any open alcoholic beverage container and consumption of any alcoholic beverage;[9]
• Cover the passenger area of any motor vehicle, including unlocked glove compartments and any other areas of the vehicle that are readily accessible to the driver or passengers while in their seats;[9]
• Apply to all open alcoholic beverage containers and all alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and spirits that contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume;[9]
• Apply to all vehicle occupants except for passengers of vehicles designed, maintained or used primarily for the transportation of people for compensation (such as buses, taxi cabs, and limousines) or the living quarters of motor homes;[9]
• Apply to all vehicles on a public highway or the right-of-way (i.e. on the shoulder) of a public highway;[9]
• Require primary enforcement of the law, rather than requiring probable cause that another violation had been committed before allowing enforcement of the open container law.[9]

Currently, 39 states and the District of Columbia are in compliance.[9] Alaska, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming have similar limits on the possession of open containers in vehicles, but not to the level of TEA-21 compliance.
As of November, 2007, only one state (Mississippi) allows drivers to consume alcohol while driving (as long as the driver stays below the 0.08% blood alcohol content limit for drunk driving and many counties within Mississippi have their own laws preventing open containers), and only eight states (Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) allow passengers to consume alcohol while the vehicle is in motion. Still, local laws in these states may limit open containers in vehicles, although those local laws do not impact the state's compliance or noncompliance with TEA-21.

So Mississippi, not Texas, allows you to literally drink alcohol while driving.

Flyboy152

Lum wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_container_law



So Mississippi, not Texas, allows you to literally drink alcohol while driving.

:eek:

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