Woman slapped with $270 fine for simple driving mistake

An Aussie woman has taken to social media to vent about a fine she received that she didn’t even know existed.Alice Brennan posted her story on LinkedIn, hoping for support from followers, but was instead met with a rude awakening.Alice posted a photo on LinkedIn this week, showing herself sitting in the passenger seat of a car with her seatbelt diagonally across her stomach, instead of over the shoulder.According to Alice, she had no idea the simple mistake could result in such a hefty fine.“JUST GOT FINED $270 FOR TEMPORARILY WEARING MY SEATBELT LIKE THIS,” the post said.“Surely that’s not right?”Commenters on the post were quick to jump to Alice’s defence, questioning the validity of the law.“Cannot be right,” someone said.“Wow! That feels so creepy somehow that there is that level of visibility into your vehicle,” one added.“That’s completely ridiculous! Appeal if you can!” another agreed.Some shared their own experiences with the rule, and others went so far as to suggest that she take it to court.“Take it to court and say your boob was sore,” one commenter said.“Honestly, unless the schematics of seatbelt wearing is legislated, you’ll get off.This has either been picked up by AI (increasingly) or a human who has no discretion (also increasingly).”“I have a port-a-cath for chemotherapy and the seat belt cuts right across it which is painful at certain times, and impossible while connected to a surefuser.

It’s only a matter of time until I cop a fine for the same thing, and have to go through it all with the cops.Do you have a similarly good reason for not wearing the seatbelt properly?” another asked.

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