Toulouse. “Tired”, the father passes the wheel to his son, far from being of driving age
By Quentin Marais
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The Toulouse municipal police had to deal with a quite unusual driver. Indeed, on Friday September 2, 2022, they crossed paths with a car driven by a young man far from being of driving age, who replaced his father.
High beams that put the flea in your ears
The scene takes place in the area of Saouzelong, at avenue de Bédouce, at 8:30 p.m. The police patrol is going smoothly. Until they cross paths with a driver driving with the headlights.
And as a reminder, these “full headlights” should only be used in very low light and with no other driver nearby, to avoid dazzling him. On this axis south of Toulouse, nothing therefore justifies the use of this device.
A 15-year-old driver
When apprehending the occupants of the vehicle, and in particular the driver, the police realized that the latter is not at all old to be driving.
His 15 candles on the meter should normally relegate him to the rank of passenger. Where is his father, when the agents operate the control.
And this one, 54 years old, explained to his interlocutors that he was tired and therefore passed on the controls of his vehicle to his child.
If the wish not to drive under fatigue is commendable, the strategic choice to entrust the keys to his 15-year-old son is, unfortunately, much less…
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