A man from Marietta, Georgia, was recently on the news after being ticketed for eating a cheeseburger while driving.
This story gets my attention because the man was not treated fairly. He was not distracted and still able to keep his eyes on the road. He was ticketed for violating Georgia distracted driving law, but the Georgia man should not have been ticked.
The cop repeatedly told the man that he cannot eat while driving. Millions of people eat while driving and do not get ticketed. This is supposed to be a free country and people are to be treated fairly. While everyone else in America is allowed to eat while driving, this man was not. This is not illegal, because he was not driving erratically and he was obeying the law. If the rules are going to change, then they have to be applied to everyone just as the driving while texting and all the other rules of the road are. Currently, the distracted driver’s law does not state one cannot eat while driving, but that they cannot engage in activities that distract them from driving.
Eating while driving is not against the law so no one should be ticked for doing it unless it distracts their driving. I do not agree with this violation. This is not the law and is unfair. If eating while driving is not affecting how a person drives, then no rules are broken. Therefore, the man should not have been ticketed.
Lisa Stolz, LLCC student