No reservations: Couple fined for using the middle of motorway as a rest stop

A couple has been fined for leaving their car parked in the middle of a highway in China to answer an “urgent call of nature" and take their dog for a walk, state media said Sunday. The couple’s car was stopped "in the middle of the highway” so the man could relieve himself while his girlfriend walked the dog, Xinhua said, without giving further details.

The driver did not set up a warning triangle behind the car and passing vehicles had to slow down suddenly and change lanes to avoid the danger.

Xinhua news agency

The driver was fined 200 yuan (£20) and handed six penalty points, Xinhua added, without saying if the woman or her boyfriend had been driving. The woman was also “punished” for taking her pooch for a walk on the emergency lane of the road, the report added.

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