---
title: "Drunk Canadian Man Arrested for Driving Lawn Tractor on Late Night Cigarette Run"
description: "When you need your smokes, you need your smokes."
date: "2017-07-26"
modified: "2017-07-26"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/12885/drunk-canadian-man-arrested-for-driving-lawn-tractor-on-late-night-cigarette-run"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Canada"
  - "Drunk-driving"
  - "john deere"
  - "lawnmower"
  - "police"
---

# Drunk Canadian Man Arrested for Driving Lawn Tractor on Late Night Cigarette Run

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Look, we've all been there. You're pretty hammered, too drunk to drive, and yet suddenly there's an urgent errand to run. Maybe it's [for more beer,](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10199/half-naked-man-crashes-dodge-challenger-into-deli-in-search-of-beer>) or [a late night taco](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/12837/lyft-taco-bell-teaming-up-to-feed-hungry-late-night-riders>)—or in the case of today's subject, some cigarettes. What are your options?

Before you answer, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police would like to remind you that a riding lawnmower is not one of them. [According to an RCMP Facebook post,](<https://www.facebook.com/rcmpmb/posts/1404092043014703>) officers were patrolling early Saturday morning in the small town of Headingley outside of Winnepeg, Canada, when they noticed a curious sight: A man and a woman tootling down the road on a John Deere riding lawn mower, headed straight for the Trans-Canada Highway. (Sadly, the report doesn't note *how* the two of them were sharing the single seat.)

Officers stopped the dynamic duo, and the man reportedly explained that they had been drinking and needed to go to a nearby gas station for a pack of smokes. He reportedly added that he felt he made a "responsible" decision in choosing [his lawn mower](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/7413/cops-catch-man-driving-lawnmower-on-houston-highway-ahead-of-super-bowl>) instead of driving a car in his inebriated state.

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Unfortunately, Canadian law states that it's illegal to operate any motor vehicle, no matter how small, while under the influence. Plus, you can't drive a riding mower on the street no matter what your BAC is. RCMP Officers arrested the man for "impaired operation by alcohol," and he now has a court date next month. Hopefully he'll get a more traditional ride to the courthouse.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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