Sleeping during morning commute gets B.C. driver a ticket

submitted by otter to canada 28 points | 11 comments https://www.castanet.net/news/Metro-Vancouver/605046/Sleeping-during-morning-commute-gets-B-C-driver-a-ticket > At about 8:30 a.m. on March 17, a police officer pulled up beside an electric car and observed a driver with her eyes closed and arms crossed while travelling eastbound on Highway No. 1 in Coquitlam in slippery, rainy conditions. > > “The driver appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. > > “The driver said that she had ‘zoned out’ but was fully alert with her hands on the steering wheel. In-car police video did not support the driver’s claim.” > > A Metro Vancouver woman, 37, was issued a ticket for allegedly driving without due care and attention under section 144(1)(a) of the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, carrying a fine of $368. > > She was also ticketed for speeding against a highway sign under section 146(3) of the Act, with a fine of $138.