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Driver fined after being caught reading a novel on his Kindle behind the wheel of car.
Sometimes a book is just too good to put down… and that’s perhaps the only defense for one driver after he was pulled over on Highway 149 in Eagan for reading a novel. Seems funny at first, but it’s actually pretty dangerous.
Dash cam video shows the officer asking the driver what he was looking at — “I was reading,” the driver responded. “What were you reading?” the officer asked. “A James Patterson book,†he replied.
In this case, the plot twist came not from James Patterson, but from the writings of a citation.
“The nicest guy, obviously not the smartest thing to do while driving. Very dangerous. But he kind of got it, knew he made a mistake and the officer went back and ended up giving him a citation,†Officer Aaron Machtemes, spokesperson for Eagan Police, said.
He said especially during the day there are a lot of accidents caused by people texting or doing other things on their iPhone – “and they look down for two seconds, that’s when the person ahead of them hits the brakes and there’s an accident.â€
“Just recently, as of today, I heard of a lady with big curls in her hair and as she’s driving she’s taking her curls out with her knees up on the wheel,†Machtemes said.
Machtemes said distracted driving is only getting worse — mostly because of smart phones. A suggestion the officer had to avoid temptation is to put your phone on vibrate and in the glove box. “Stay alive, don’t novel and drive,†Machtemes said.
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How ridiculous
I hope they threw the book at this guy.
Reading while driving – RWI is illegal. But a very novel idea.
Sir, you've clearly had too much to think.
If you want read your shit while traveling,so call an Uber or a taxi
of course it was minnesota
Are novels really worth dying for and potentially killing somebody with your negligence. Really how arrogant can oneself be.
Who doesn’t read stephen king anymore?
lmao this is something you'd see on the onion
They need to clone this man and input him as every traffic cop in the country. What a nice dude.
Good officer. I have seen this a whole bunch 20 to 30 years ago. Now everyone is texting or not using hands free cell phones. I have had 5 people hit me while standing still at stop lights because they were using cell phones.
Cute description info
actually I used to do somethings like talking on mobile (not the loud speaker), drinking coffee , chatting on laptop or even browsing the web in the same time
"Learn to Drive by Joe BloggS"
That’s the most interesting thing that’s happened in the City of Eagan. Lol
Bookworms make me hot
A Mini convertible in Eagan , Minnesota….clearly nuts .
The reason I stopped you today sir…. literature!
Just say no to getting hooked on phonics. Dangerous stuff.
0:52 note to editor: If you are going to bother to blur out the licence plate, you should probably also remove the audio of the officer reading out the licence plate number.
the more people i meet the less i like people
Corporating makes things easier than just driving fast trying to escape the cops
lan veysel put the book down allahim yarabbim
it's a kindle.. you know they have audio books too.
why does this guy get a citation? douchebag drivers should get jail time
Huh, I thought he was reading on how to get into an accident or to crash his car in order to help with his car insurance.
No but seriously, people. Don’t read or text while driving. It’ll kill ya, think it out.
Only in Minnesota 🤦ðŸ½â€â™‚ï¸
James Patterson needs to be stopped. Hes creating dangerous intellectuals
I saw a guy playing the violin 🎻 the other day in traffic. Talk about distracted driving!
I've seen people eat bowls of cereal behind the wheel. What's wrong with people..
>someone gets killed like this
>new organization starts
>"Concerned Moms Against Novels"
That's on a whole new level.
Don't read and drive, it's very dangerous 😂
lol that's something different
I like the tag being read out phonetically yet blurred out on the video.. uhhh?
Plot twist: The guy was actually drunk but clever enough to pretend that he was reading a book instead… 😀
No comments? Anyone out there guilty of texting and driving? I'll tell ya if anyone ever does that and hits me and doesn't kill me and I can walk, ya best expect me to get out of my car and beat the wholly shit out of you and make you regret living. Peace