Police find TV mounted on truck dashboard near Goulburn
NSW POLICE MEDIA
23 Mar, 2012 04:44 PM
Police have charged a truck driver after finding a large screen television attached to the dashboard of his rig near Goulburn.
About 9.35am yesterday (Thursday 22 March), police from Goulburn Highway Patrol stopped a semi-trailer on the Hume Highway after reports of erratic driving.
Police spoke with the 32-year-old driver and found a 32cm wide television screen bolted onto the dashboard, hooked up to a portable DVD player.
The position and size of the screen meant a significant section of the windscreen was obscured, making driving extremely dangerous.
The truck driver from Western Australia has been issued with traffic infringement notices for a number of offences, including drive vehicle without clear view and driving while using a hand held mobile phone.
That is so dangerous! He should have his licence revoked forthwith. I know of drivers who do watch movies while they are driving, but no on such a big screen. I'd think they were probably listening rather than being riveted to the screen. They have enough distraction in the cab with all the dials and guages and radio, with phone, GPS computer communication etc. Movies should not be one of them.
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MMMMM, Spoke to a driver in the West last year and he said that he watches movies on his dvd player as he travels from Perth to the north over night. And has been doing it for years, helps keep him awake he said... So its common over there by the looks , dont be on the roads at night in WA!!! Bob n Bev
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And what's wrong with Victoria? And don't say what's right with, heard that one before.
mornin Doug, nothing wrong with Victoria, it's just that he went there with TV still on the dash and there are more police in Victoria, don't see many on the road over here.
MMMMM, Spoke to a driver in the West last year and he said that he watches movies on his dvd player as he travels from Perth to the north over night. And has been doing it for years, helps keep him awake he said... So its common over there by the looks , dont be on the roads at night in WA!!! Bob n Bev
We do not have enough police, that is the problem and I hear they are leaving in the hundreds to go to the mines, better pay, better hours, etc
NSW coppers are all over the truckies like a rash. Qld as well. No matter who pinged this guy, he needs to have his HC licence taken away forever. He should go back to ebooks. There's a lot of drivers "reading" as they drive. There area a lot of road trains and Bdoubles on the highways at nights. It's the best time to be off the road, parked up and snug as a bug in the rug in your van. I had to drive to Melbourne overnight last November, and I don't think I had my lights on high beam for more than 5 kms for the whole trip. It's almost bumper to bumper all night, both directions. Their delivery and pick up schedules make it more productive to travel overnight. Suits me. I only drive my van in daytime, and I only do oversize during daylight hours, unless it's a huge overnighter which I haven't done yet.
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