http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Crash driver was distracted by spider in car" en Fri, 22 May 2026 03:21:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199216 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:53:08 +0000 Cyclingmollie 199216@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"...proceeded to pull the car apart trying to find the blighter..."</p> <p>To be fair to the Aussie some of their spiders are pretty nasty. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199193 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:43:56 +0000 neddie 199193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Even once banned, many simply continue to drive anyway </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199191 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:39:14 +0000 crowriver 199191@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, but here's the get-out clause:</p> <p>"Lee, of Elizabeth Gardens, Stoneyburn, pleaded guilty yesterday to careless driving. Ronnie Simpson, defending, revealed his client – <strong>whose job involves travelling to oil refineries across Scotland</strong> to check pipes for corrosion and safety – <strong>already had six points on his driving licence</strong> for speeding."</p> <p>Your honour, take pity on my humble client. He needs his car, he'll lose his job if he can't drive. He has already been penalised, and any further penalties would involve him losing his licence, which is a breach of his human rights, etc. blah blah...</p> <p>We can't have dangerous drivists losing their jobs now, can we? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199189 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:06:13 +0000 acsimpson 199189@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Since the chipwrapper stopped using journalists to write it's articles? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199188 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:00:49 +0000 dougal 199188@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Only an insect for the purposes of getting a driving licence. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199186 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:11:51 +0000 earthowned 199186@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Since when was a spider an insect? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199181 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:52:15 +0000 acsimpson 199181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"eight-legged insect"</em>?</p> <p>At what point does a debilitating condition become severe enough to warrant a sufferer having their driving licence removed? I'd agree with WC though it doesn't sound like he was scared of the spider, just forgot that he was controlling a over a tonne of machinery. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199169 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:11:47 +0000 minus six 199169@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>FFS </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199158 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:02:52 +0000 sallyhinch 199158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps that's what's going on with all these driverless cars - they were actually being driven by spiders, which made their getaway after the car had crashed... They're a bit sneaky like that </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199156 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:55:41 +0000 dougal 199156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From the subject I was hoping to read about a spider in a car. I would allow some distraction if that were the case. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199151 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:35:09 +0000 neddie 199151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>&lt;deleted&gt; </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199146 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:56:25 +0000 amir 199146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It does seem like an easy excuse though - no expectation to prove it unlike the low sun one. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199143 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:49:44 +0000 wingpig 199143@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote><em>'"He took his eyes off the A705 road in Blackburn, West Lothian, for a few seconds as he tried desperately to brush it off."</p> <p>Desperately? Really?'</em></blockquote> </p> <p>I think he's since taken it down but Dave once posted a clip proudly recounting him rolling a recumbent after flapping at some sort of venomous hymenopterid which had landed on his arm. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199135 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:21:20 +0000 jdanielp 199135@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lee already had six points on his driving licence for speeding. Causing a serious accident that could quite easily have resulted in fatalities is obviously hardly worth disqualifying him from driving for, but to make a point they gave him an additional five points. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199131 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:08:39 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 199131@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you've got a full on spider phobia, then I suspect it probably was pretty desperate. I've seen plenty of people totally freak out at a spider just walking across the floor well away from them - they'd go absolutely ballistic if one landed in their lap*.</p> <p>However, it does read as an excuse.</p> <p>*an Aussie friend once saw a rather nasty spider in his car, he did manage to pull over safely, but proceeded to pull the car apart trying to find the blighter to get ride of it. One of the most entertaining stories I've ever heard**</p> <p>**alcohol was involved in the evening, but I don't believe this had any bearing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199130 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:05:57 +0000 chdot 199130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>“I consider this at the lower end of the scale so I’m not going to impose any discretionary disqualification. </p> <p>"</p> <p>Absolutely! -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Lee, 38, and the married couple in the other car all suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash.</p> <p>"</p> <p>Just another normal day on the roads. </p> <p>Stuff happens. </p> <p>Next case.</p> <p>("<br /> Sheriff Martin Edington fined Lee £340 and added five penalty points to his licence.</p> <p>He said: “You need to be aware that even a momentary lapse of attention can have very serious consequences and I’m not convinced this was momentary.</p> <p>") </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199129 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:05:56 +0000 chdot 199129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>“I consider this at the lower end of the scale so I’m not going to impose any discretionary disqualification. </p> <p>"</p> <p>Absolutely! -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Lee, 38, and the married couple in the other car all suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash.</p> <p>"</p> <p>Just another normal day on the roads. </p> <p>Stuff happens. </p> <p>Next case. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15453#post-199126 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:00:09 +0000 Stickman 199126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/crash-driver-was-distracted-by-spider-in-car-1-3889017" rel="nofollow">http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/crash-driver-was-distracted-by-spider-in-car-1-3889017</a></p> <p>"He took his eyes off the A705 road in Blackburn, West Lothian, for a few seconds as he tried desperately to brush it off."</p> <p>Desperately? Really? </p>