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A UK man has been banned from driving after he was caught behind the wheel of a pink toy Barbie car while drunk.
Paul Hutton, 40, was busted by police driving the toy car, with a maximum speed of 6km/h, along a road in Essex in eastern England, the Colchester Gazette reported. The former aeronautics engineer modified the toy car with his 17-year-old son so that it ran on 12-volt batteries and then set out to drive to a friend's house to show off the results. Along the way he was pulled over by police are found over the limit, prompting a three-year driving ban. "You have to be a contortionist to get in, and then you can't get out," Mr Hutton said after the hearing. "I was very surprised to get done for drink-driving but I was a twit to say the least." Mr Hutton said he wasn't unhappy with the punishment but surprised by it.
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lol wonder if he was expecting to get off
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Gets a bit stupid doesn't it.
The copper should have told him to take it home, instead it descends into farce. Did they book him for an unroadworthy vehicle too? |
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Some old mate in North Queensland was disqualified from driving because he was caught on a horse while intoxicated. You can also get done if your on a push bike.
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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What a way to introduce your 17yr old to a project build...
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My name's Ken, it's the missus car actually.......
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It Never Ends
Join Date: Mar 2006
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i remember from legal studies in yr 11 there was a case of a guy being done for DUI on a camel, from memory it was in Coober Pedy
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Three years eh... I suppose there was a high risk of crashing into someone who is rolling on the floor laughing his off
Whats the penalty for driving a car (a dangerous weapon) with high range BAC in NSW? |
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Ridiculous policing and even stupider penalty.
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The wording here in QLd as well as the rest of the country is "vehicle". It would be the same in England. If you are on a public road drunk on a pushbike you will get done for it, or lawnmower, electric scooter etc etc He is a drunk driver on the road.... no matter if its a toy car. But then I guess doing ones job is always frowned upon by the general public. Im guessing that being drunk on the road is more socially acceptable :togo:
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There was also a case a few years back of a guy in the states getting done for using his ride on mower while drunk, i dont mean he was mowing the lawn, he was riding it along the foot path lol!
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Surprised the magistrate played along with it. |
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Thought the UK have the same level of nannyism as Australia does.
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So if someone ran into him and killed him because he was stupid enough to be on the road, thats tough for the motorist who has to live with it? As I said.... being drunk on the road is socially acceptable to some. What a great society...
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I've tried to ride a cat home from the pub.. lucky i didn't get caught....
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Barbie car huh? Perhaps he should have offered to service the policeman, in honour of Barbie.
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If, on the other hand, he was on a mobility scooter he would have been ignored as that would be discrimination wouldn't it?
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Is it more dangerous him driving Barbie's car than staggering down the road on foot? Is there more chance he would be hit whilst driving a bright pink car than if he was walking? Would it have been preferable to you that he be impersonating Ken on the footpath as opposed to the road? Did you think before you made that post?
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As for the barbie car. the fact that he has to live with this for the rest of his life is punishment enough. |
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Originally Posted by Jim Goose So if someone ran into him and killed him because he was stupid enough to be on the road, thats tough for the motorist who has to live with it? As I said.... being drunk on the road is socially acceptable to some. What a great society... don't forget society is also made up of guys who look down on anyone who's intelligent, or doesn't drink or copy dvds for them.
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