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Drunk driving in Australia
« on: August 22, 2011, 03:11:39 PM »
This guy gets busted for drunk driving on his motorized cooler.  Hey Phil, you got one of these?



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027101/Man-convicted-drink-driving-motorised-cool-box-Australia.html?ito=feeds-newsxml



Only in Australia: Beer-lover gets cool reception from police over his motorised cool box

    * 23-year-old charged with driving under the influence on four-stroke 'esky'

By Richard Shears

Last updated at 8:36 AM on 18th August 2011

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If Christopher Petrie had been drunk and riding a horse he would not have been in so much trouble.

But riding into town on his home-made motorised ice-box - known as an esky in Australia - was a different matter altogether.

Mr Petrie, 23, appeared before Noosa Heads magistrates' court north of Brisbane charged with riding the blue and white esky, fitted to a four-stroke motor, while under the influence of alcohol.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027101/Man-convicted-drink-driving-motorised-cool-box-Australia.html#ixzz1Vn2nVmly

snip...................  more at link


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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 05:12:19 PM »
What no Fosters?    The Aussie's know how to party....don't 'cha?

In the US in many jurisdictions there are "motorized" vehicles which aren't considered "motor vehicles" for the purpose of Tags, Titles and Taxes.    Things like a powered skate board, or an electric wheel chair, or maybe even an "esky".  However, I think most jurisdictions also expand the definition when it comes to drunk driving, so that most any vehicle, including a horse or a unicycle, can get you in a heap of trouble if you're drunk. 

 
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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 06:08:15 PM »
Quote from: alfsauve on August 22, 2011, 05:12:19 PM
What no Fosters?    The Aussie's know how to party....don't 'cha?

In the US in many jurisdictions there are "motorized" vehicles which aren't considered "motor vehicles" for the purpose of Tags, Titles and Taxes.    Things like a powered skate board, or an electric wheel chair, or maybe even an "esky".  However, I think most jurisdictions also expand the definition when it comes to drunk driving, so that most any vehicle, including a horse or a unicycle, can get you in a heap of trouble if you're drunk. 

 

I couldn't ride a unicycle sober.
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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2011, 06:20:34 PM »
I didn't think there was any other type of driver in Australia!

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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2011, 06:21:44 PM »
Quote from: ellis4538 on August 22, 2011, 06:20:34 PM
I didn't think there was any other type of driver in Australia!

Richard

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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2011, 07:06:14 PM »
What I like about the reporting in the US is that if someone on is arrested for something like singing in a park while under the influence (disturbing the peace or disorderly conduct), the news will report them as being "over the limit" when there was no motor vehicle involved or even close.

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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 08:20:45 PM »


I'll have another...(for the road),...... :P
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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2011, 08:39:55 PM »
Quote from: alfsauve on August 22, 2011, 05:12:19 PM
What no Fosters?    The Aussie's know how to party....don't 'cha?

In the US in many jurisdictions there are "motorized" vehicles which aren't considered "motor vehicles" for the purpose of Tags, Titles and Taxes.    Things like a powered skate board, or an electric wheel chair, or maybe even an "esky".  However, I think most jurisdictions also expand the definition when it comes to drunk driving, so that most any vehicle, including a horse or a unicycle, can get you in a heap of trouble if you're drunk.  

I forget the show (Worlds Dumbest or something like that), but there was a video of a guy in a motorised wheel chair toolin down the freeway at 65mph. Yeah, he got pulled over.
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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 03:31:19 AM »
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Re: Drunk driving in Australia
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2011, 05:16:22 AM »
be cool to have as a conversation piece,but i'll let someone else have the honors at that price tag...lol
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