Fw: Re: [Harp-L] playing and driving

[MANFRED WEWERS <mwewers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, I should should have gone public on this one.  I sent it to Rick only.
 
Manfred








Hi,
 
Police here have a fair amount of leeway on this one.  However in a worst case scenario (depends on the situation) you can be charged with careless driving which can be quite serious, including jail. Or you can lose points (too many and no license) or be fined or both.  Distracted driving is another term that's up and coming with law's behind it in some provinces.  Plus no cell, texting, electronic stuff allowed here-it's illegal, but everyone still does it.  The outcry is growing louder for stricter enforcement as more people die.
 
Manfred

--- On Wed, 6/22/11, Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] playing and driving
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, "MANFRED WEWERS" <mwewers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 11:54 PM


What is the law you refer too exactly? I don't imagine it to be specific to playing the harmonica, and must cover, eating, drinking, both-hands-on-the-wheel or something.
RD

>>> MANFRED WEWERS <mwewers@xxxxxxxxxx> 23/06/2011 6:58 >>>
I've driven to a lot of SPAH conventions over the many years.  Living in Toronto, that's a lot of driving so there is playing all the way.  However, there is only ONE RULE.  The driver does NOT play!  I can think of several instances over the years, had I been playing as well as driving, we may not have arrived at the convention.  You may be in control; but is the other driver?

It is illegal here to play and drive.  Any legal beagles out there, who would like to do a seminar at SPAH like "The Harp and The Law" so that we all know what the right choices are?  Let me know.

Manfred from Toronto the Good