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Edinburgh Live
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Kris Gourlay

Edinburgh bypass HGV driver caught 'steering with his forearms' while on mobile phone

An Edinburgh HGV driver was caught by police 'steering with his forearms' while both hands were on his mobile phone.

Police Scotland released figures from a five-week long road policing initiative which saw several Edinburgh drivers caught out for different traffic offences, including a woman eating a bowl of cereal while driving on the Queensferry Crossing. Officers say that over 100 vehicles were stopped after they drafted in a white HGV to hide in plain sight in areas such as Edinburgh, Fife and in the Forth Valley area.

They said the driver in question was travelling on the city bypass while on his phone and clearly wasn't in control of the vehicle. He was issued six penalty points and received a £200 fine.

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