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Originally Posted by Codee
.... to drive does not mean to "Steer" and have the hands on the wheel...
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I am aware of the distinction, but I used "steer" because so many people on this forum have their own peculiar notions of what "drive" implies. I would assume that it was clear that I meant what the vast majority of people (outside of this forum) mean when they talk about "driving a car".
The precise meaning of "operating" a motor vehicle is more expansive than driving or steering. A person who is drunk and in the driver's seat of a parked car, with the motor running but the gear in Park or Neutral, can be arrested for "operating" car while under the influence; that the car was not in motion is immaterial.