Lorry driver brushes his teeth while driving!
A LORRY driver has been caught brushing his teeth while driving on the motorway by police during a week-long operation.
Sergeant Paul Diamond said offences such as these were a "significant factor" in many road collisions.
"The vast majority were holding phones in their lap and accessing applications or texting with their hands held low," said Diamond. “This is incredibly dangerous both for the motorist and for other road users” "This is incredibly dangerous both for the motorist and for other road users.
Operation Tramline, which took place last month on motorways across Hampshire and the Thames Valley, saw 198 drivers prosecuted for a total of 227 driving offences.
All of the offenders were given £100 fines and three points on their licence.
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