As many of us have predicted, with the banning of hand-held cellphone use by drivers, other “dangerous” activities while driving would eventually be banned by gunvernments too. In the latest news from the Nanny/Ninny State of Great Britain, it seems that blowing your nose while driving has become a health hazard for other pedestrians/drivers on the road.

DRIVER FACING CRIMINAL TRIAL AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT BLOWING HIS NOSE WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL

A man is facing a criminal trial after he was caught blowing his nose behind the wheel of his car. Michael Mancini was given a £60 fixed penalty notice after a policeman decided he was ‘not in control of his vehicle’ when he wiped his nose with a tissue. But the father-of-two told the Daily Record newspaper that he had ‘made sure it was safe’ to blow his nose before taking his hands off the wheel.

Mr Mancini, 39, said he was in stationary traffic and had put his handbrake on when he committed the alleged offence in October last year. He refused to pay the fine and now faces a trial later this year. Mr Mancini, who runs a furniture restoration business in Ayr, told the newspaper he still had the used tissue in his hand as he was fined by the policeman.

In a weird sort of way, this reminds me of the famous “It wasn’t a pick, it was a scratch!” scene from Seinfeld. Eventually, drivers will have to account for every single non-steering hand(s) activity they do while driving their cars.