Van driver who took multitasking to a whole new level lands himself in trouble with Gardai
Gardaí made a bizarre discovery after stopping a van driver who was swerving in and out of lanes in rush hour traffic on a Dublin motorway.
As part of the Gardaí's National Day of Action targeting people using mobile phones while driving, they spotted a van on the M50 at Blanchardstown that was swerving in and out of lane 3.
After pulling over the driver, they found that he was steering the van with his knees — as he was using his right hand to talk on his mobile, while scrolling through a second mobile phone with his left.
While on patrol of the M50 at Blanchardstown, this van was seen swerving in and out of lane 3.
Driver was talking on a phone using his right hand while scrolling through a second phone using his left hand and the van was being steered by his knees during rush hour traffic. pic.twitter.com/YwokuMKcuH — An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) June 25, 2025
'While on patrol of the M50 at Blanchardstown, this van was seen swerving in and out of lane 3,' Gardaí posted on their Traffic Twitter (X) account.
'Driver was talking on a phone using his right hand while scrolling through a second phone using his left hand and the van was being steered by his knees during rush hour traffic.
'The driver has now been reported for dangerous driving.' Gardaí made a bizarre discovery after stopping a van driver who was swerving in and out of lanes in rush hour traffic on a Dublin motorway. Pic: An Garda Síochána/X
'This was just one of a number of detections today as part of our a National Day of Action targeting mobile phone use while driving.'
Separately, it comes as Gardai in Donegal removed two vehicles last week from the road following a checkpoint operation that uncovered serious safety and legal breaches, including a dangerously modified handbrake.
The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit, working alongside the Road Safety Authority (RSA), conducted a joint checkpoint outside Letterkenny over the weekend.
During the operation, one car was seized after it was 'deemed to be dangerous/defective.'
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