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Michael Mancini Arrested For Blowing His Nose While Driving in UK

by Paulette Sedgwick | January 27, 2010 at 05:58 pm

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Michael Mancini is facing a criminal trial because he was caught blowing his nose behind the wheel.

He was given a fixed penalty of £60 after a policeman decided he wasn't in control of his car when he wiped his nose with a tissue.

Since any kind of "multitasking" is a distraction, the possibilities for prohibited activities are endless.

The father of 2 told the news he made sure he was in control of the wheel before blowing his nose. He refused to pay the £60 fine so now waits trial later this year.

Mancini said, ''I needed to blow my nose so I put my handbrake on and took the car out of gear and was in stationary traffic when I apparently committed the alleged offense in October last year. I noticed four police officers, but I didn't think anything of it. Then one of them waved me over. I was stunned when he said I was getting a fixed penalty notice for not being in control of my car. I'm really angry. I made sure it was safe to blow my nose."

Examples of Outdated Laws in the UK

All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
The severest penalty’s will be suffered by any commoner who doth permit his animal to have carnal knowledge of a pet of the Royal House.
Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.
Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason.
A license is required to keep a lunatic.
It is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.

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Ian Calder (not verified)

at 04:43 on January 28th, 2010

Where is pulic vote?

Jordan Yerman

at 07:07 on January 28th, 2010

I think blowing one's nose and applying makeup/mucking about with the CD player are two different things: sounds like jobsworth cops to me.

Also, for those who talk on the phone and think it doesn't affect your driving: you're wrong. It does.

Jon T (not verified)

at 08:04 on January 28th, 2010

It's as though the police need all the bad PR they can get their greasy palms on. This same copper fined a guy in October for littering when he dropped a £10 from his pocket by accident. No-one I know (myself included) has any genuine respect for the police any more. Not difficult to see why. If you want to fix "Broken Britain" Mr Cameron, why don't you start with the effing cops!

Fredfred (not verified)

at 09:31 on January 29th, 2010

Name and shame the policeman.

STYUBOY (not verified)

at 12:06 on January 29th, 2010

I doubt this really happened. Anyway, last week I was driving whilst changing a CD, lighting a fag, phoning a mate and flicking the "V"s at an appalling driver that I saw. This caused me to drop my coffee and burn my crotch. IT'S POLICIOTAL CORECTNES GON MAD IF YOU AKS ME!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!