Board to Vote on Prohibiting Any Drinking in Moving Vehicles
If the Wentzville Board of Aldermen passes the amendment, passengers as well as drivers will be prohibited from drinking alcoholic beverages.
At tonight's regular meeting of the Wentzville Board of Aldermen, the board will take a final vote on an amendment to the city's ordinance about alcohol consumption in cars. The amendment extends the reach of the ordinance from the driver to all the passengers in a moving motor vehicle. Exeptions are given for passengers in buses, party limos and motor homes. Chief Lisa Harrison, at an earlier meeting of the board of aldermen, said that the amendment would prevent drivers from drinking and passing the container to a passenger if stopped by police. Passengers who are drinking can also be a big distraction to the driver, Harrison said. What do you think? Should passengers in cars be allowed to drink? Or is the city right in restricting …
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Devon Seddon
11:02 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The new sheriff is quite the little fundraiser, no? I agree Andy, this is disgusting, sell candy-bars! You already have tests for the drivers', test them, if they are not drunk, there is no crime. This is a revenue grab, nothing more. more ›