Even giant hot dogs have to obey traffic laws, one lucky Oscar Mayer “Hotdogger”— the company’s name for drivers of the famous Weinermobile — discovered this week.
One of Oscar Mayer’s six Weinermobiles was pulled over on Sunday by a Waukesha County Sheriff’s officer in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Fox News reports. The driver was on the way to a promotional event for the company.
The Hotdogger’s offense, WDJT reports, was failing to abide by the “Move Over Law,” which requires all vehicles passing someone on the side of the road with their emergency lights on to either pull out of the right most lane. If that isn’t an option, drivers must slow down as much as traffic permits.
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department shared in a Facebook post on Monday that the driver of the Weinermobile was given a warning but was not cited, and reminded drivers to be conscientious of the safety of emergency responders, maintenance workers and others on the side of the road.
Hotdoggers get extensive driving training before they get to transport Oscar Mayer’s prized giant hot dog across the country, a spokesman for Kraft Heinz, who owners Oscar Mayer, told CNN.
Along with driving skills, they also have to master the art making of hot dog puns, according to Fox News,
The competition to drive the Weinermobile is steep, last year Oscar Mayer hired 12 new drivers out of over 7,000 applicants.