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NZ police alarmed at breastfeeding motorists

New Zealand police said today they were shocked at the number of mothers they found breastfeeding babies while driving along motorways in the country's largest city Auckland.

Police said they stopped three breastfeeding drivers this month while carrying out a 10-day operation aimed at ensuring children were properly restrained in vehicles.

"They were each driving a vehicle on the motorway. They were stopped and spoken to," Inspector Shanan Gray said, stressing that the practise placed both mother and child "in an extremely dangerous situation".

"If they had to stop their vehicle suddenly, or they were involved in a serious crash, the infant would surely be ejected from the vehicle," he said.

Gray said police were also stunned at the number of children being transported in car boots (trunks).

He said the number of children found to be at risk during the operation was "extremely disappointing".--AFP

There must be some sort of breastfeeding craze going on around the world.



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I used to breastfeed while driving. Then I took a nipple in the eye.

But in all seriousness, this is incredibly dangerous. I can't believe New Zealand allows women to drive.



badgenome said:

I used to breastfeed while driving. Then I took a nipple in the eye.

But in all seriousness, this is incredibly dangerous. I can't believe New Zealand allows women to drive.

 

Oh my God, that made me laugh xD