Swiss police stop multitasking motorist
GENEVA (AFP) - A 34-year-old saleswoman was caught driving down a Swiss motorway while she was using her laptop computer and chatting on a handheld mobile phone, police in northeastern Switzerland said.
The driver said she was unaware of any wrongdoing and responded that she was "driving like I always do", police in the canton of St Gallen said in a statement.
A police patrol pulled her over on Wednesday afternoon after they saw her car zig-zagging along the A3 motorway near the town of Murg.
The woman was remanded to magistrate's court because of her "unreasonable behaviour", police said.
I find it difficult to believe a saleswoman--a woman, who's job it is to sell--couldn't find a way to talk her herself out of a ticket--or as in this case, a trip to the judge.
Or maybe I'm just used to all the real estate agents around here who pretty much do the same things without impediment.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at August 31, 2006 12:01 PM