‘It’s the pigs!’: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile given frank warning from officer
Road hog roasted online after being caught bang to rights
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Your support makes all the difference.The driver of an iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile whose road positioning didn’t cut the mustard has been given a grilling by a Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy.
After likely playing ketchup along the highway, the deputy stopped the 27-foot hot dog on wheels for a frank discussion with the driver.
The wiener had failed to give enough room to another car on the road with emergency lights on, Waukesha Sheriff's Office said on Monday.
The first incarnation of the famous vehicles were created in 1936 to promote the processed meat firm, with six so-called Hotdoggers on the road in the US at any given time, according to Oscar Mayer.
“Frankly, we relish the opportunity to ketchup on the law that not moving over, doesn't cut the mustard. No matter what you're driving: when you see the flashing lights, move over,” Colorado State Patrol wrote on Twitter.
The incident sparked an outpouring of puns, not least from authorities, who took the chance to remind drivers of the law.
“Glad those law dogs were able to ketchup,” Nebraska State Patrol wrote on Twitter. “To be frank, the Move Over law keeps traffic furter away from officers and prevents wurst situations.”
As the road hog was roasted on social media, Oscar Mayer apologised and ensured the public of the extensive training process every Hotdogger goes through.
“Every Hotdogger who gets behind our 27-foot hot dog on wheels goes through extensive road training, but from time to time our buns get in the way,” a spokesperson wrote on Twitter.
“The safety of everyone on the hot dog highways is of the utmost importance to us and we’re working to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
It’s far from the worst situation a Hotdogger has found themselves in.
In 2009, a Wienermobile crashed into a Wisconsin home after its driver accidentally rolled forward instead of reversing in a cul-de-sac, getting lodged in the garage and destroying part of the balcony.
Additional reporting by AP
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