Scooter + Beer = Awesome

Drinking and driving is bad news. But how harmful could it be when your vehicle cannot breach speeds of 12mph? That's sidewalk crusin' folks!

The reason I say this is because a man was pulled over by police for operating a Cruzin' Cooler—scooter + cooler—under the influence of alcohol.

A Whitehall man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police pulled him over for swerving and driving on the sidewalk on a four-wheeled, motorized cooler known as a “Cruzin Cooler.”

Leslie J. “Bomber” Marr, 57, could face felony DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charges because of prior arrests and convictions in drinking-and-driving cases, said Whitehall Police Chief Richard LaChapelle.

The electricity-powered Cruzin Cooler that Marr was riding contained 14 beers, the chief said.

“We were told it can do up to 12 mph,” the police chief said.

Marr had apparently just left the nearby American Legion Post 83, but it was unclear where he was going, LaChapelle said. He was not headed toward his Lafayette Street home, and he refused to take a breath test, the chief said.

Bomber is my new hero. He should be yours, too.

Attention engineers: I'm looking to put beer in practically every device I use on a daily basis. Help me out here.

[via: Holy Taco]