Don't ever drink and drive....on a lawnmower

SparkyTech

Well how about that. Moral of teh story, alcohol and machinery dont mix, praticulary booze and apparatus designed to cut your grass

First the first time in British legal history, a person has been convicted of drink driving a lawnmower.

Eighteen-year-old Joel Maunder from South Wales had been drinking at his home in Dinas Powys, in the Vale of Glamorgan, when he drunkenly decided to take his father's ride-on lawnmower for a joyride on the roads near his home.

He was found a mile away from his house, driving on the wrong side of the road on the £1,700 mower that is capable of 15mph.

Richie Paul, prosecuting, said: "He was slowly travelling down a road when he was spotted by passing police.

"He was breathalysed and found to have 83 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35."

The charge that Mr Maunder originally faced was being in charge of a mechanically-propelled vehicle while unfit through drink. This is the same charge that is given for riding a bicycle while drunk.

However, Mr Paul claimed that since the lawnmower was powered by a petrol motor, the offence should be classed as drink driving.

Mr Maunder was found guilty, banned from driving any vehicle for 17 months and ordered to pay £85 to cover costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

He was told that he could reduce his ban to 13 months if he completed a driving safety course.

A spokesman for the manufacturers of the lawnmower said: "This is the first case we've ever heard of in this country of drink-driving a lawnmower although there was one in the States a few years ago.

"Naturally, we would advise people not to use this sort of machinery after drinking alcohol and clearly it should not be taken on the roadways in that condition.

"A ride-on mower is a motor-driven vehicle and subject to the same laws of the land."

Joel Maunder's mother said of the case: "It has been very embarrassing for us and we don't want to say any more."

biko

Actually this happens in US all the time, google it or even better - look on youtube.

El Weirdo

Wasn't a Welsh rugby player caught doing the same thing?

Edit: It was Andy Powell driving a golf cart.

Frank Black

And never smoke grass while cutting it.

It's a recipe for disaster

Cill Dara Abu

El Weirdo wrote: »

Wasn't a Welsh rugby player caught doing the same thing?

Edit: It was Andy Powell driving a golf cart.

That was Andy Powell driving a golf buggy while drunk.

EDIT nice ninja edit:D

westendgirlie

I have a question......

If you drive a ride on lawnmower along the public road should you have tax for it?

orourkeda

grass cutting motherf*cker

Well, he was sure cut up about that!

Retrovertigo

westendgirlie wrote: »

I have a question......

If you drive a ride on lawnmower along the public road should you have tax for it?

Yes, idiotic tax.

westendgirlie

Retrovertigo wrote: »

Yes, idiotic tax.

The reason I ask is I'd love to get one over on the pr1ck of an ex guard who is forever driving the lawnmower along the road