dhall987 wrote:

Clearly I personally do not find anything wrong or even
slightly out of place with having a drink (non-alcaholic of course)
while I drive.

It is terrible to sip a beer over an hour's drive, but it is acceptable to
pound down a few and jump behind the wheel.

In CT they were trying to change the law. It is OK to have an open container
as long as it is not the driver's.