{"id":382,"date":"2019-10-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/aussie-drivers-could-be-fined-drinking-water-behind-wheel\/"},"modified":"2019-10-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T14:00:00","slug":"aussie-drivers-could-be-fined-drinking-water-behind-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/aussie-drivers-could-be-fined-drinking-water-behind-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie drivers could be fined for drinking water behind the wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gettyimages-480170594.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>One driver was fined $173.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Staying hydrated is one of the best things you can do for your body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But sipping away on H2O while behind the wheel could land you a big fine and demerit point deduction, as one unlucky motorist discovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brock Harris was driving home from a 12-hour shift on one of the hottest days of the year when he was pulled over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The police officer on-scene said Harris was not driving with due care and attention and fined him $173 as well as one demerit point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was pulled over by the police and told it was\u00a0illegal to drink anything while driving,\u201d\u00a0 he told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-10-10\/man-fined-for-drinking-water-at-the-wheel\/11589030?sf221211951=1\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it is against the law then I&#8217;ll pay the fine, but it&#8217;s not compassionate to fine someone on a 39-degree day for trying to stay hydrated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Brock attempted to reason with the police officer, they reportedly told him they were just doing their job.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Queensland Police Superintendent David Johnson of Road Policing Command confirmed the law to the ABC, explaining that drinking water while driving can be illegal if the driver isn\u2019t in control of the car.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us to issue a fine we have to look at the circumstances to see if the driver&#8217;s actions are causing risks to themselves or others,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well, at least you\u2019ll never need to pee mid-road trip again, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/40kmh-slow-down-rule-emergency-vehicles-axed-highways\">40km\/h slow down rule for emergency vehicles axed on NSW highways<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Published on 15\/1\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Brynn Davis\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Getty\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One driver was fined $173.\u00a0 Staying hydrated is one of the best things you can do for your body.\u00a0 But sipping away on H2O while behind the wheel could land you a big fine and demerit point deduction, as one unlucky motorist discovered.\u00a0 Brock Harris was driving home from a 12-hour shift on one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.2.1 (Yoast SEO v23.5) - 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