infradead
06-24-2008, 04:01 PM
i love you Australia
don't ever change
Wheelchair man 'over the limit' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7469019.stm)
Police in the northern Australian city of Cairns have charged a man with drink-driving - in a motorised wheelchair. Patrol officers found the man stopped and fast asleep in his wheelchair in the exit lane of a major highway at 1000 (0000 GMT) on Friday.
He had a blood alcohol level of 0.31 - six times over the legal alcohol limit. When police woke him up, the man told them he had been on his way to visit friends. A local police inspector said that man's actions were a recipe for disaster.
"It's unlawful, it is unacceptable and people should realise it could lead to a fatality," Bob Walters told the Cairns Post newspaper.
Horses, bicycles, in-line skates and skateboards were also considered vehicles under drink-driving laws, he added.
The man is due to appear in court on 7 July.
don't ever change
Wheelchair man 'over the limit' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7469019.stm)
Police in the northern Australian city of Cairns have charged a man with drink-driving - in a motorised wheelchair. Patrol officers found the man stopped and fast asleep in his wheelchair in the exit lane of a major highway at 1000 (0000 GMT) on Friday.
He had a blood alcohol level of 0.31 - six times over the legal alcohol limit. When police woke him up, the man told them he had been on his way to visit friends. A local police inspector said that man's actions were a recipe for disaster.
"It's unlawful, it is unacceptable and people should realise it could lead to a fatality," Bob Walters told the Cairns Post newspaper.
Horses, bicycles, in-line skates and skateboards were also considered vehicles under drink-driving laws, he added.
The man is due to appear in court on 7 July.