Tráfico responds to recent flurry of fake posts about driving rules and fines

[Janet]

There have been so many fake posts on Facebook recently that Tráfico itself has undertaken itself to clarify the law on what people have been trying to say are "new rules" bringing in lots of different traffic fines for anything from smoking or wearing fliflops, even for driving without a t-shirt on. As Tráfico says, the information is "absurd", and most of the claims are simply fake. Others however, are a confusion.

For example, it is not illegal to drive in flipflops, and so there is absolutely no fine applied for doing so! But if you are involved in an accident and the police decide that your flipflops caused you not to be in full control of the vehicle, then they'll fine you ... but for driving without being in full control, not for the flipflops.

Some of the others are the same. It is not an offence to take a drink while driving, but if they decide you are losing complete control because of doing so, that's what you'll be fined for. Same with smoking, putting hand out of window etc. It is not an offence to be unclothed, but again, if they think you are uncomfortable and that the discomfort is causing you to lose complete control.

Some are true, however, and throwing a cigarette end out of a window will cost you a €200 fine, and jail time too if it causes a fire. Below is the "for goodness' sake stop the rubbish fake news" letter from Tráfico. Please click on the images to see full size. Please see HERE (Driving section) and HERE for information in English.

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[Perikles]

Some of the others are the same. It is not an offence to take a drink while driving, but if they decide you are losing complete control because of doing so, that's what you'll be fined for. Same with smoking, putting hand out of window etc. It is not an offence to be unclothed, but again, if they think you are uncomfortable and that the discomfort is causing you to lose complete control.

That's a relief. My usual driving posture is totally naked except flipflops, drinking whisky from the bottle, smoking, with my hand out of the window. And I'm totally legal.