Drinking whilst being driven...

Greetings All

Coming back from the Henty Machinery Field Day yesterday, I was told about a
law I'd never heard of.

The law allegedly goes some thing like ....It is illegal to have an open
container of alcohol in your possession whilst travelling in or on a
vehicle..."

I laughed and continued on my way, but not before making a large wager that
it was bollocks.

Is it real or just, bollocks?

Hammo

ObMoto: they had several motorcycle dealers out there, but couldn't find a
Kevin!

 

I believe that law to be true.

No guarantees though.

d

 

from http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/fragview/77++1970+GS7@EN+2003092400
PART II - OFFENCES RELATED TO THE TAKING OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AND THE
DETECTION THEREOF

Division 1 - Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Consumption, &c., of intoxicating liquor in motor vehicles

7. (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle while he is consuming
intoxicating liquor.

(2) No person shall drive a motor vehicle while any person in the
vehicle is, to his knowledge, consuming intoxicating liquor.

(3) No person shall, in a motor vehicle that is in motion, consume any
intoxicating liquor.

(3A) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a person in a public
passenger vehicle as defined in the Passenger Transport Act 1997 if there is
a liquor permit in force under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Liquor and
Accommodation Act 1990 in respect of that public passenger vehicle.

(4) A person who contravenes any provision of this section is guilty
of an offence.

 

In Victoria you are still allowed to drive and drink as long as you are
under .05 but that law is under review as I speak.
Lushy

 

This culture really needs to grow up in its use of alcohol...

 

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This is tassie we're talking about... Anyone got a mainland law resource
handy?

 

http://www.austlii.edu.au

Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2

 

That's Tassie. We don't got no steenkin culture.

--
Conehead
"Your credibilty along with all the other people arguing in this thread has
been totally distroyed... I am copying this thread and will send it... but
I'll send it not to the parents, but to a couple of magazines I know..."
kiwipete in a hissy-fit

 

there was talk a few weeks about it , I gather its a new law...

 

yeah its tassie, remember a few years ago most of the road rules went
national?

I picked tassie because we have one of the most easy to use
legislation databases around

farknell

 

is it? what's wrong with havin a stubbie on the way home from work? if
you're not over the limit, who cares!

Cam
'00 ZX6R

 

not sure if there is a specific vehicle related law targeting offence

over here you could be done for street drinking but it would be rare

 

Well, exactly. And it's open to abuse too. If the passenger is
having a beer, and they put the beer in the nifty cupholder thing
in the middle, is that in possession of the driver? How about
if there's a 95% empty tinnie floating around under the drivers
seat? Does half a bottle of whiskey count if you've put the
lid back on? How about an empty shot glass in the driver's hand?
Or a hipflask in the pocket of his riding jacket?

-----sharks

 

On 24/9/03 11:46 PM, in article

I agree.

Having a beer whilst crossing the Hay Plains, magic!

I wonder if you'd get done for mouth wash? Or deodorant?

Hammo

 

I used to drive up the Hume Hwy from Melbourne to Violet Town every weekend.
Almost never did the trip without taking a couple of 'travellers'. Heading
north, the turnoff to Beveridge always seemed to be the appropriate place to
crack the first one open.

Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2

 

Street drinking wasn't rare when I was there.

--
Conehead
"Your credibilty along with all the other people arguing in this thread has
been totally distroyed... I am copying this thread and will send it... but
I'll send it not to the parents, but to a couple of magazines I know..."
kiwipete in a hissy-fit

 

Hmmm... well OK but you have to buy me dinner and shout me a taxi home afterwards!
Clem