A man was fined nearly 300 dollars for drunk driving a donkey cart (pic)
 

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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A man was fined nearly 300 dollars (250 euros) for drunk driving a donkey cart in a small South African town and then telling police he was unconcerned "because the animals knew the way home."

Hans du Toit was stopped recently in the town of Philipolis, about 650 kilometres (400 miles) south of Johannesburg, when traffic officials noticed his donkey cart swerving all over its one main road.

He was told not to continue driving, the Afrikaans daily Beeld newspaper said on Wednesday.

"But when the policeman left, I decided: 'I know this road and so does my donkeys. If I don't find it, my donkeys will," Du Toit said in a statement before court.

"The drive was a bit haphazard and I was stopped again by the police," he added.

Du Toit's wife was called and she unleashed the animals.

Traffic officials and the court took a stern view and sentenced Du Toit to the fine or two years in jail, of which 21 months were suspended for four years.

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Know whats really Gay? getting a DWI on a Bicycle... people actually take the initive not to drive a car and cops still hand out DWI's for that shit. I understand it would still be bad like in a city with loads of cars, but I live out in the Sticks and I hear about people getting busted for that shit, its messed up

Honest officer I am not to "Drive to drunk my donkey oh I mean drunk to drive my donkey."

haha thats great get drunk and let your designated donkey take you home :1orglaugh

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Honestly a donkey would probably be a better driver then some of the taxi drivers we have around here. I know I'd feel safer.

Surprisingly enough, I wish I saw more cops handing out tickets like that! My former roommate (thank gawd he's gone!) rode his bicycle home drunk one night and when turning into the driveway, missed by an inch turning onto the lawn which was lower and fell off, braking his leg. I guess maybe ticketing him wouldn't really do that much, it seems he got what was coming to him.

I guess I agree with you...the city isn't so good for it, but in the burbs... Oh I don't know!

My question is, how drunk were the donkeys?

ohh that reminds me..got to go see shrek 2

I hope if I ever get a DWI its on a bike because that is just hysterical!

I don't care about this thread, and I simply didn't read it

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I met someone a few weeks ago that was ticketed for driving a bike at night - without a light.


What are you "in" for??? Did you beat someone up or kill somebody? No, I was riding a bike at night . . . without a light.

You're a bad friend, a kick in the nuts and a few pics would of straighten him out :winkwink:

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lol - weird story.

Some guy got a DUI for operating his motorized wheelchair while hammered in the town I grew up in. :helpme

I hear the amish are always drunk driving their horses up here...

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The horses know the way home too.