That doesn’t mean to say that it’s legal to use one as you’re driving. My car has handsfree phone capability - I could still get nicked for making a call or even using the built in sat nav whilst driving.
Remember - this post is about UK driving laws. It may be different in other countries.
Lol wut? Is there a law against drinking tea and driving? Is it different because he’s driving a truck? Are you not allowed to let go of the steering wheel for a second? Why did they say something to him?? Was his driving dangerous in any way? So many questions.
Hmmmm I don’t think there is, not in my state at least. It’s the drivers responsibility to decide what is reasonable when driving, if you lose control of your vehicle or break some other traffic law, doing something like drinking (non-alcoholic) tea or coffee could contribute to your charges but isn’t illegal by itself.
I guess the term “common” is going to be problematic because it’s subjective.
Lets just say I’ve personally observed maybe a half dozen people drinking from regular mugs like that over the years - and it’s not like I spend my life trying to see what mugs people are using. I simply meant that it’s not really news worthy.
It’s a stupid idea. I’ve been in cars where the driver does it every morning on the way to work. To the surprise of no one coffee goes all over the car most days.
We had the police in at work doing a talk and they mentioned this, apparently the HGVs are fully marked up and super obviously police vehicles, and they”re trying to catch people on their mobiles.
I’ve never actually seen one of these HGVs though so I don’t know the copaganda-free truth.
Extraordinarily wet monsoons have made it easier for mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus to breed in dirty and stagnant water.
Dengue is endemic in tropical countries and outbreaks often occur in urban areas with poor sanitation that allow virus-carrying mosquitoes to multiply.
It used to be a seasonal disease in Bangladesh, but due to hotter and wetter monsoons brought about by climate change, it has been occurring more frequently since the first recorded outbreak in 2000.
Public health officials say the current wave of infections caught the country off guard, as it is caused by a stronger strain of the virus.
“Those concerned think that it may be a temporary disease, and that it will go away after a few days, so no effective or long-term measures are being taken,” he told the BBC Bengali service.
Hundreds of dengue patients have swarmed hospitals in the capital of Dhaka seeking treatment but most of the facilities are at overcapacity.
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