German police nab motorist playing flute

German police nab motorist playing flute

Wednesday, September 10, 2003 Posted: 5:41 PM EDT (2141 GMT)

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- German police caught a man playing the
flute with both hands as he sped through traffic at 130 kph (80 mph) on
a busy highway, police said on Wednesday.

"He was leaning back in the seat and steering the car with his knees
and feet," said Johann Bohnert, a spokesman for police in the town of
Traunstein near the Austrian border.

"He looked like he'd had practice."

He now faces a fine of 50 euros ($56).

The 52-year-old from Salzburg in Austria, birthplace of Mozart, the
composer whose works include the opera "The Magic Flute," told police
he was not actually blowing the instrument.

"He said he was just practicing fingerings," said Bohnert.
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