A law too far?
Motorists who smoke at the wheel are targeted for the first time by police as a potential threat to safety on the roads.
In Merseyside officers have been told “to be on the lookout” for smoking motorists. Those caught could face an on-the-spot penalty of £60 or prosecution either for driving without due care and attention or for failing to control their vehicles.
If smoking while driving means a driver is not in proper control of a vehicle, then legislation may well come into force. The announcement comes after the inclusion of smoking in new editions of the Highway Code as a potential hazard to safe driving.
01 February 2008
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