Don’t flute and drive: Police charge driver caught playing flute at the wheel
Posted October 21, 2021 2:33 pm.
Police in Burlington charged a driver who was allegedly caught playing the flute at the wheel.
Halton police say they pulled over the driver Wednesday as part of an enforcement effort for distracted driving.
They say officers expected to see the driver using a cellphone, but found it was an instrument instead.
Police allege the driver was playing the instrument with both hands, following along to music from an iPod.
A photo posted by the force on Twitter shows someone holding what appears to be a wooden wind instrument near a car.
“Traffic officer was conducting distracted driver enforcement today and was expecting a cell phone from this driver,” police wrote. “A little surprised to find the driver playing his flute with both hands and following along to an iPod while driving.”
Traffic officer was conducting distracted driver enforcement today and was expecting a cell phone from this driver. A little surprised to find the driver playing his flute with both hands and following along to an IPod while driving!Charged!!#FlutesAndDrivingDontMix ^mb pic.twitter.com/qQJntk6T1K
— HRPS Burlington (@HRPSBurl) October 20, 2021
