Australian Driver Seatbelts Beer But Not Child
AUSTRALIAN police were “shocked and appalled” when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territory and found a 30-can pack of beer strapped down between two adults in the back, and a five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.
Of course, what the police meant to says is that they were delighted and relieved that among all the yoga-practising, alcohol-abstaining, veggie-munching, self-righteous, tree-huggers in the land Down Under they found a true stereotypical Aussie.
The driver was handed a fine of A$750 (US$709; £362) for failing to ensure a child was wearing a seatbelt. The driver was driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.
Says Constable Wayne Burnett, using words that will sound like nectar to the Australian Tourist Board trying to bolster a flagging image in the face of some much sanctimony: “I haven’t ever seen something like this before.
“This is the first time that the beer has taken priority over a child… The child was sitting in the lump in the centre, unrestrained.”
Burnett says when challenged the driver “just looked at me blankly”.
Like a true Aussie…
Posted: 13th, May 2008 | In: Strange But True Comments (6) | TrackBack | Permalink
