Victorian man fined for driving car with knees

Oct 19, 2009 1:03 PM
Filed under Oddware

Man attempts to transfer data between two mobiles whilst driving.

A 30-year-old Victorian man has been fined for steering his car with his knees while attempting to transfer data between two mobile phones.

Acting Sergeant Rob Atkinson from the Chelsea Traffic Management Unit in Victoria branded it as "probably one of the worst cases of careless driving" seen in his ten years of policing.

Atkinson said an officer in an unmarked car pulled alongside the Honda in the Eastlink tunnel citybound at 3.15pm on Saturday afternoon.

The car was swerving in the far left lane, the officer said.

He watched as the driver, with one finger on the steering wheel, pressed buttons on the mobile phones he had in each hand, Police said.

When asked his reason for driving with two mobile phones he stated that he had one finger on the steering wheel and had to transfer information.

The driver was issued two penalty notices, carrying three demerit points and a $514 in fines.

Victorian man fined for driving car with knees

2 comments in this discussion

"Unfortunately, if this idiot had received a well deserved Darwin award he probably would have taken some poor innocent bastard with him. For the good of the species, I hope he doesn't breed."

By Slatts

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Comments: 2

laman Oct 20, 2009 2:54 PM	That is stupid. Why can't he stop and finish the tranfer first before continuing his driving? Not only we should ban people using phone while driving, we should also ban people eating as well. I think the police should put in more resources in catching phone usage while driving than in catching people driving 60kph in 50kph zones.
Slatts Oct 24, 2009 2:31 PM	Unfortunately, if this idiot had received a well deserved Darwin award he probably would have taken some poor innocent bastard with him. For the good of the species, I hope he doesn't breed.