OK to drive and use cell phone as ear warmer

A German lorry driver escaped a rap for driving while using a mobile phone - after claiming he was using it as an ear warmer. Ananova reports.

"Walter Klein, 43, told the court: "I had an earache and it was being made worse because the cab had not heated up yet - it takes a while on a big rig.

"So I grabbed the phone that had been on charge and put it to my ear, and that was when I was stopped by police."

The court accepted his claim after he produced an itemised telephone bill proving he had not been using the phone at the time he was stopped."

emily | 10:52 AM | Cell Phones while driving/flying/sailing |
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