Well, I'm not really "right" as I didn't make an assertion, but I think it's like you say, due care and att. - that's probably what that woman was done for.

'pends a lot on what sort of bottle they were swigging from, maybe? :-)

>I think your are right and I am wrong. I thought I had read of people being prosecuted for drinking from a bottle while driving but can't find an example.
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>Its one of those things where the police would probably try and use due care and attention if they wanted to.
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>>Huh!? You sure? Can't even pop a boiled sweet in the mouth?
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>>I know there was that ridiculous case a year or so ago when some poor woman was done for eating an apple, and a police chopper monitored her and all (cost 1,000s of £ to give here a £60 fine) but I wasn't aware that it was an offence to swig from a water bottle whilst driving.
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>>Terry
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>>>In the UK eating or drinking while driving is an offense.
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>>>>>>I clicked on a banner ad for the new Dodge Avenger because I couldn't believe what they considered the most important feature of their new vehicle:
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>>>>>>http://www.dodge.com/en/avenger/features/interior.html?feature=cool_ideas
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>>>>>Almost a year ago, when I was in the market for a new vehicle, I saw the Dodge Caliber and it already had that feature.
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>>>>It's sad that with a minimum of thought one can predict one result of this "cool idea":
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>>>>- With "regular" cupholders, coffee gets cold and pop gets warm so the driver is less likely to want to finish the drink after a while
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>>>>- The "new and improved" cupholders mean that the driver is more likely to completely finish the beverage and/or take more and smaller sips because she doesn't have to finish it while it's hot/cold
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>>>>- The act of reaching for a beverage and drinking is a driver distraction
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>>>>- Therefore "New & Improved" cupholders increase driver distractions, which lead to increased injuries and deaths
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>>>>The effect may be small, but multiply by literally millions of vehicles and it becomes real.