Post by Chips on Jan 4, 2009 11:58:28 GMT 9.5
Queensland police nominate the worst drivers of 2008
Gabrielle Dunlevy
January 04, 2009 10:59am
BACKPACKERS who used a cardboard number plate, a man who claimed he was "slip-streaming" to save fuel and another who did a burnout in front of a police camera have been nominated as the worst drivers of 2008 by Queensland Police.
On December 19, traffic police on the Bruce Highway at Inkerman, north Queensland, intercepted a vehicle driven by backpackers, sporting a cardboard registration plate.
It read: "LICENCE".
The tourists were fined.
Less amusing was a May 2 incident on the Warrego Highway near Gatton, west of Brisbane.
A police officer on radar duty saw two cars pass at just above the 100km/h speed limit, with the rear car sitting just three to four metres behind the front car, maintaining that distance at that speed.
The officer stopped the 31-year-old male driver of the rear car and asked why he was so close to the vehicle in front.
The man told the officer he was "slip-streaming" to save gas.
He had trouble getting out of the vehicle and a random breath test returned a reading of 0.260. He was charged with drink driving.
In another drink-driving incident on March 17, a 25-year-old man did a burnout in front of a police speed camera at Yamanto, west of Brisbane.
He was charged with dangerous driving and drink driving after he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.078.
Among the highest alcohol readings in 2008 came from a 37-year-old woman charged with driving almost eight times over the legal limit on June 22. Police narrowly avoided hitting the woman's vehicle, which was in the middle of a road at Tara, west of Brisbane, with no lights on.
The woman, who had to be assisted from the driver's seat and was unable to stand without help, recorded a 0.379 blood alcohol reading.
Gabrielle Dunlevy
January 04, 2009 10:59am
BACKPACKERS who used a cardboard number plate, a man who claimed he was "slip-streaming" to save fuel and another who did a burnout in front of a police camera have been nominated as the worst drivers of 2008 by Queensland Police.
On December 19, traffic police on the Bruce Highway at Inkerman, north Queensland, intercepted a vehicle driven by backpackers, sporting a cardboard registration plate.
It read: "LICENCE".
The tourists were fined.
Less amusing was a May 2 incident on the Warrego Highway near Gatton, west of Brisbane.
A police officer on radar duty saw two cars pass at just above the 100km/h speed limit, with the rear car sitting just three to four metres behind the front car, maintaining that distance at that speed.
The officer stopped the 31-year-old male driver of the rear car and asked why he was so close to the vehicle in front.
The man told the officer he was "slip-streaming" to save gas.
He had trouble getting out of the vehicle and a random breath test returned a reading of 0.260. He was charged with drink driving.
In another drink-driving incident on March 17, a 25-year-old man did a burnout in front of a police speed camera at Yamanto, west of Brisbane.
He was charged with dangerous driving and drink driving after he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.078.
Among the highest alcohol readings in 2008 came from a 37-year-old woman charged with driving almost eight times over the legal limit on June 22. Police narrowly avoided hitting the woman's vehicle, which was in the middle of a road at Tara, west of Brisbane, with no lights on.
The woman, who had to be assisted from the driver's seat and was unable to stand without help, recorded a 0.379 blood alcohol reading.