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CALGARY- We’ve heard of people applying makeup or texting on their cellphones behind the wheel—but how about watching a movie?

That’s what one man was doing, when RCMP pulled him over on the QEII near Airdrie on Wednesday night.

They say another driver passed a blue Chrysler minivan, and saw the driver watching a movie on a laptop. The witness then called police, and Mounties tracked down the van and also saw the man watching a movie.

It turns out that, ironically, he was watching the movie The Lone Ranger featuring Johnny Depp.

The 42-year-old from Red Deer was issued a distracted driving ticket.

RCMP say that last year they had to pull over a woman who was caught watching a movie on an iPad, and have seen people grooming, looking at maps and even reading books.