Cheap Drunk Cop

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Drunk cop nabbed at Maccas drive-through

[minux]

Great to see he suffered the same penalty as everyone else would.

[Emackulation]

Damn! He got banned for a year lol.

[Stressball]

Now I'm curious... Let's say that in his position he regularly drives in the course of his duties, just for argument's sake.. What would this mean for him? Desk job? Ass-groove of his own in the passenger seat?

I'm all for drink drivers losing their licences immediately, but I can't help but wonder whether this is just going to inconvenience him, or affect his work. I wouldn't imagine he would be let go because of it.. I'd think they would keep him on in a non-driving capacity, but you never know.

[walesy]

well from personal experience with a family friend (copper) who also got done dui... the person in question had to fight through court for 2 years to get their job back, and when they did get it back they were stuck in the station for quite some time... and when they got back in a patrol car they were the passenger... by no means were they light about punishment

[adamc11]

His fiancee should never have let him drive in the first place.

[calais_304]

LMAO funny stuff, should have just given his badge to his missus

[Stressball]

This is true. Nor should he have allowed himself to. I can see why she might have though; figured, "cheaper food, and all he's doing is driving through the drivethrough".

Where do road rules technically stand? A drivethrough is not a road, nor is it public property.. But it is crowded and there are cars on and around it. Since he's been charged for drink driving, obviously they apply there.. But can anybody explain to me exactly why they apply off public roads? The legal words to explain where they do and do not apply?

[Grennan]

I dunno they may have got him with drink driving because they could not tell if he had infact driven that 10 meters or he had driven to Maccas.

[Stressball]

Innocent until proven guilty?

[adamc11]

I am pretty sure anything done on private property in a car is legal BUT the one road rule that still applies is no drink driving.

Edit: See here: http://www.trafficlaw.com.au/your.rights.html

A highway is legally defined as any place where the public may legally drive or park a motor vehicle, and it also includes all road reserves, nature strips, footpaths, cycle paths etc.

Driving a motor vehicle on land which is not a highway (e.g. private property not open to the public).

# All of the usual drink driving laws apply to driving on private property.
# All of the motor vehicle accident laws apply to accidents on private property.
# The majority of driving laws do not apply on private property (e.g. seatbelts, speeding).
# You are not obliged to state your name and address upon request unless you are found driving on a "highway".
# You are not obliged to produce a drivers licence (or be licenced) unless you are found driving on a "highway".
# A private road or driveway on a farm might still be a highway if it is open to the public for driving.
# The offence of 'driving in a manner dangerous to the public' can be committed anywhere. Careless driving can be committed on a highway only.
# Drink driving offences can be committed anywhere within the State, even in your locked garage."

[PORT3R]

Innocent until proven guilty?

He confessed to driving under the influence

Dave.

[ScoHar]

dunno bout OZ but if public have access whether its private property or not you can be done, my mate got done at the local car show in the burnout comp because apparently it was accessable by the public therefore can't drink drive, cop actually said that if there was a fence at the gate it would've been ok but since the gate was open he got done.

EDIT not that you should be behind the wheel of a vehicle anywhere drunk.

[ProphetVX]

This is true. Nor should he have allowed himself to. I can see why she might have though; figured, "cheaper food, and all he's doing is driving through the drivethrough".

Where do road rules technically stand? A drivethrough is not a road, nor is it public property.. But it is crowded and there are cars on and around it. Since he's been charged for drink driving, obviously they apply there.. But can anybody explain to me exactly why they apply off public roads? The legal words to explain where they do and do not apply?

He is technically on public roads as far as I understand the law. It is technically a public carpark. Private property only applies to residencies.

[Stressball]

He confessed to driving under the influence

Dave.

Confessed to driving the 10m through the drivethrough

But since it's been cleared up that drink driving laws apply anywhere, private or public, and that the drivethrough may be considered public anyway, it's irrelevant heh.

Thanks for clearing it all up guys

[alex2_s]

in NSW, I'm fairly sure road rules apply to 'roads and road related areas' which includes shopping centre car parks etc