Posted on 02/04/2008 2:41:53 PM PST by NormsRevenge
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Motorists in northern Mexico who are caught dabbing on lipstick, shaving or carrying a pet at the wheel will now face hefty fines as authorities try to cut down on traffic accidents.
Putting on make-up or shaving with an electric razor will land drivers fines of up to 346 pesos ($32) in the northern Mexican city of Torreon from this month, Mexican media reported on Saturday.
Along with a slew of higher fines for common traffic offenses such as driving while intoxicated, speeding, and talking on a telephone without a headset, Torreon city hall said new misdemeanors included throwing trash out of a car window, and driving with another person or an animal on a motorist's lap.
City halls across Mexico are stiffening traffic laws as motorists in Mexico regularly ignore stop lights, drive drunk or with children in the front seat, and carry passengers in the back of pick-up trucks. Fatal accidents are common.
Now that the big crime is taken care of...maybe they can now move on the drug dealers.
Shootings and kidnapping are still ok, thank goodness.
..driving with another person or an animal on a motorist’s lap.
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not going there, nope..
>>Putting on make-up or shaving with an electric razor will land drivers fines of up to 346 pesos ($32) in the northern Mexican city of Torreon from this month, Mexican media reported on Saturday.<<
...or, if you are a tourist in a rental car, the fine will be as much as they can get you to extract from a cash machine.
If you’re caught shaving and putting on lipstick, you’ve got a real problem.
Oh no! What are Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan going to do?
I guess it would be a matter of what you are shaving.
What about a straight razor? Is that still OK?
I don’t phone, text message (!), nor eat or drink while driving. But sometimes I grab the ol’ cordless shaver when I’m running late.
Our state has a `distracted driver’ law that can be applied very liberally, so I’m careful. BTW, they use night vision to nab violaters.
Janet Reno just canceled her spring trip to Acapulco.
Fifty dollars for parking longer than 15 minutes and another Fifty as she said my rear wheel was 19' from the curb.
I'm sure the city will spend it well. I guess someone has to support the illegals.
Regards
How about having sex while driving. An extra set of eyes on the road, and all that.....(although tough to drive from the back seat of those 1957 chevies)
I remember when Limbaugh complained about women farding while they were driving. Very dangerous he warned.
Some stations canceled the remaining portion of the show.
Rush explained the next day. "It's French. It means 'to apply makeup.'"
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