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High-speed sex costly in Norway | High-speed sex costly in Norway |
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A man faces a hefty fine and a driving ban after being caught having sex with his girlfriend while speeding on a motorway in Norway, police have said. | A man faces a hefty fine and a driving ban after being caught having sex with his girlfriend while speeding on a motorway in Norway, police have said. |
Officers initially trailed the couple's car after noticing it was swerving from side to side and travelling at 33km/h (20mph) over the road's speed limit. | Officers initially trailed the couple's car after noticing it was swerving from side to side and travelling at 33km/h (20mph) over the road's speed limit. |
But they soon realised the erratic driving was due to the woman "sitting on the man's lap", a spokesman said. | |
After filming the exploit for evidence, they pulled them over at a rest area. | After filming the exploit for evidence, they pulled them over at a rest area. |
The 28-year-old man's punishment will be decided within the next week, but police said he was likely to face a fine of several thousand Norwegian kroner and a lengthy driving ban. | |
"Why they did it on a highway with such a high risk we don't know," Tor Stein Hagen, a superintendent with Soendre Buskerud Police District, told the AFP news agency. | "Why they did it on a highway with such a high risk we don't know," Tor Stein Hagen, a superintendent with Soendre Buskerud Police District, told the AFP news agency. |
"[The vehicle] was veering from one side to the other because the woman was sitting on the man's lap while he was driving and doing the act, shall we say," he added. | "[The vehicle] was veering from one side to the other because the woman was sitting on the man's lap while he was driving and doing the act, shall we say," he added. |
"He couldn't see much because her back was in the way." | "He couldn't see much because her back was in the way." |
Despite her prominent role in the incident, the 21-year-old woman was permitted by police to drive her lover home. | Despite her prominent role in the incident, the 21-year-old woman was permitted by police to drive her lover home. |
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