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NO, YOU WON’T GET ARRESTED FOR EATING HOT CROSS BUNS WHILE DRIVING

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So you’ve seen the viral video where a traffic officer eats a hot cross bun, which then shows a breathalyser false positive reading of 0.21mg. The legal alcohol breath limit for driving in South Africa is less than 0.24mg per 1,000ml of breath.

The Western Cape Government has now released its own video, dispelling the myth that a hot cross bun can get you arrested at a roadblock:

So be rest assured, driving and eating hot cross buns will not land you in trouble.

Here is the original video, if you haven’t seen it yet.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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