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Wienermobile Driver Grilled by Wisconsin Police

Jan 29, 2020

Summary
Buns in a sling

What's worse than getting mustard on your shirt? Getting pulled over in your company car. Especially when that company car is one of the most recognizable vehicles in the world.

We'll try and catch you up on what happened in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The Waukesha County Sheriff department posted to twitter Monday that one of its officers had pulled over the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, which is a giant hot dog car for those who have never seen it, for a traffic violation.

The driver of the Wienermobile was likely met at their window by an officer who was pretty steamed because the sausage car's driver was being a wiener and was pulled over for not giving enough room to a stopped emergency vehicle. Like in many provinces, Wisconsin requires drivers to slow down and move over when they're passing an emergency vehicle with its flashing lights on.

After a frank discussion with the officer, the driver rolled away with a warning, Possibly because the officer had a dozen offences to write up and only eight tickets. But the Sheriff's Deputy has a story they'll relish telling over and over again.

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Evan has been covering cars for close to five years, but has been reading about them since he was 2. He's a certified engineering technologist and a member of AJAC. If it moves and has an engine, Evan's probably interested in it.