'THE CAR WAS VEERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE'

April 13, 2009

A Norwegian man is facing a heavy fine and a driving ban after police caught him having sex with his girlfriend while speeding on a motorway.

The unnamed couple, a 28-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, were caught in the act late on Easter Sunday by traffic police on the highway 40km west of Oslo.

Police filmed the incident and clocked the couple's silver Mazda 323 at 133km/h in a 100 zone when they realised they were doing more than just breaking the speed limit.

Tor Stein Hagen, a district police superintendent, explained: "The car was veering from side to side because the woman was sitting on the man's lap while he was driving and doing the act, shall we say.

""He couldn't see much - her back was in the way. Why they did it on a highway with such a high risk we don't know."

Officers stopped the car at a service station after following it for nearly a kilometre.

"We've taken away his driving licence because of the danger that he caused," Hagen said.

Hagen said said the driver could be fined "several thousand Norwegian crowns" and be banned from driving. - AFP