The law does not prohibit eating or drinking while driving. In contrast, if doing so causes you to behave dangerously, you can be arrested by the police and fined! Indeed, article R.412-6 of the Highway Code stipulates that “every driver must be constantly in a condition and in a position to carry out comfortably and without delay all the maneuvers incumbent on him”. Thus, if drinking or eating at the same time as you drive prevents you from maneuvering at the right time, this behavior may be deemed dangerous by law enforcement, formula Femme Actuelle on its website.
There is therefore no strict law concerning eating and drinking while driving, but it all depends on the police personnel who stop you. If he thinks your behavior is inappropriate then he may impose a second class fine on you, the amount of which is between €35 and €70 (if it is increased in the event of late payment, for example). But, unlike phoning while driving, no points, nor the licence, can be withdrawn for these acts. In any case, you can try to challenge the ticket received! But for your safety, it is better to take a break to eat, believes “Current Woman”. This will even allow you to stretch your legs and comply with road safety recommendations because “every two hours, the break is essential”
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