….. GOES TO A MAN IN CHELSEA, VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA), who was caught driving through a tunnel while using two cell phones. He told police that it was ok because he had one finger on the wheel at all times.
The Herald-Sun REPORTS:
The one-fingered hoon was seen holding a mobile phone in each hand and driving his car with his knees while travelling through the Eastlink tunnel about 3.15pm Saturday. The 30-year-old Fitzroy man was pulled over by Chelsea Traffic Management Unit acting sergeant Rob Atkinson who had noticed the car swerving.
The driver explained he needed to transfer information from one phone to another and that he had been driving with one finger. Act Sergeant Atkinson said it was one of the worst cases of careless driving he had seen in 10 years of policing.
“I reinforced the danger of this type of driving, especially within the tunnel and issued the man with two penalty notices, one for careless driving and one for use hand held mobile phone while driving,’’ he said.
The tickets will cost him over $500 and six demerits.
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