FWIW: In Massachusetts a friend stopped at a rest stop because he felt he should rest, having had a few too many drinks. He kept the motor running to keep warm. He was arrested for "driving under the influence". Had he turned the motor off, he would not have been "driving", nor arrested. Jim McCarthy >Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:06:43 -0800 >From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO> >Subject: Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy???? > >Here in Norway, you can drink wherever you like in the car, store bottles wherever you >like, as long as you are not drinking and driving at the same time. However, you can be >charged with attempted drunk driving if you seat yourself behind the wheel with too >much alcohol in your veins, and get caught by the police, even if you didn't intend to >drive. > >PerL > Jim McCarthy ex '87 Westfalia '95 EuroVanCamper Somerville, MA |
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