A man was left furious after police officers pulled him over and fined him $173 for drinking water from a bottle while driving.
As Beaudesert-based Brock Harris explained, he was on the way home after a long day of work when it was 39 degrees Celsius outside and he felt the urge to drink some water.
When he was already close to his home, he pulled out a water bottle and drank from it only for a cop to see this and pull him over because of it.
“If it is against the law then I’ll pay the fine, but it’s not compassionate to fine someone on a 39-degree day for trying to stay hydrated,” Mr. Harris said in an interview with ABC.
As he added, he was stunned to get pulled over in southeast Queensland because of such a petty thing.
“There are many people who consume drinks while driving and do it safely in a safe manner,” Superintendent David Johnson said, adding that a driver might get fined if they lose control of their vehicle or drink in a manner that isn’t safe.
“For us to issue a fine we have to look at the circumstances to see if the driver’s actions are causing risks to themselves or others.”
Speaking of bizarre incidents, another man recently got pulled over and fined for hoarding dozens of bags of trash and items in his car despite the objects obstructing his view.
The incident occurred in Brisbane, Australia, when the 57-year-old messy driver was pulled over after cops noticed the vehicle was filled with garbage.
According to the police and the pictures they took, the man’s Ford Falcon was occupied by cardboard boxes, shopping bags, empty cans and bottles, and various types of trash making it impossible for the driver to see out of the vehicle safely.
In addition to driving a filthy car, the driver was also charged with driving an unregistered vehicle.
“The car is full of rubbish,” one of the officers was heard saying in the footage they captured upon the inspection of the car.
“As you can see the gentleman inside the car can’t see anything. We have got serious concerns about his visibility. He’s got no visibility on sides, no visibility off the rear at all.”
Soon enough, the cops got all the proof needed to fine the man $311 for driving a car with an obstructed view as well as $427 because his vehicle wasn’t registered.
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