Moment driver pulled over by cops after being caught ‘buttering bagel while driving with his knees’ in heavy traffic

THIS is the wild moment a man is busted by cops after allegedly buttering a bagel while driving with his knees. The snacking suspect, 29, had reportedly been readying to tuck into the bread roll while in heavy traffic through Toowoomba, Australia. Cops were baffled by the bizarre stunt – which took pace between four lines of traffic Credit: Queensland Police He immediately admitted to his reckless snacking Credit: Queensland Police Police said they stopped the man, from Queensland, after spotting him around 3.50pm on Monday steering his car – with his knees. Dramatic body-worn footage shows an officer confronting the silver Honda driver along Tor Street in Newtown. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The baffled cop asked: “Can you explain for me why, in four lines of traffic, that are quite busy at this time of day, that you thought steering a motor vehicle on your P’s, with your knees, while you buttered a bagel, would be a great idea?” The man, who was on a provisional licence, immediately confessed to the bagel blunder. He said: “I know that was stupid, but I was hungry.” “[I] Have been working since this morning“, he added. But buttering his bagel was not the only driving mishap allegedly being committed by the 29-year-old. The police officer pointed out that he had also been driving an unregistered car. Most read in The Sun The officer approached the silver Honda – and questioned whether buttering a bagel while driving was a “great idea” Credit: queensland police The driver had been on a provisional licence – and claimed he was desperate for food “I can’t understand how you thought that would be a great idea in all that traffic”, the officer said. Body-worn footage from the cop also revealed that the man had been driving on a provisional licence. He has now been slapped with a £585 (AUS$ 1,104) fine and three demerit points on his licence. Darling Downs District Officer Acting Superintendent Kelly Hanlen said: “Taking your hands and focus away from the task of driving, even for something as seemingly harmless like preparing food, can have serious consequences. “There is no meal, message or other distraction worth risking your safety or the safety of other road users. “If you’re driving, keep your attention on the road and your hands where they belong: on the wheel.” Elsewhere in Australia shocking footage shows the moment a car mechanic clings to a moving Mercedes in a row over “unpaid work”. The chaos unfolded after the Mercedes driver allegedly refused to cough up the thousands of pounds due for costly repairs to the car. Dramatic footage shows the mechanic shouting “stop idiot!” as the suspected swindler tries to reverse and speed away. Another woman join the fray, banging on the car window and shouting: “Stop the f***ing car, who’s car is this?”. Comment now