"He took his eyes off the A705 road in Blackburn, West Lothian, for a few seconds as he tried desperately to brush it off."
Desperately? Really?
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"Crash driver was distracted by spider in car"
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Posted 9 years ago #
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“I consider this at the lower end of the scale so I’m not going to impose any discretionary disqualification.
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Absolutely! -
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Lee, 38, and the married couple in the other car all suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash.
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Just another normal day on the roads.
Stuff happens.
Next case.
Posted 9 years ago # -
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“I consider this at the lower end of the scale so I’m not going to impose any discretionary disqualification.
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Absolutely! -
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Lee, 38, and the married couple in the other car all suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash.
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Just another normal day on the roads.
Stuff happens.
Next case.
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Sheriff Martin Edington fined Lee £340 and added five penalty points to his licence.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.
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Posted 9 years ago # -
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*.
However, it does read as an excuse.
*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**
**alcohol was involved in the evening, but I don't believe this had any bearing.
Posted 9 years ago # -
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.
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'"He took his eyes off the A705 road in Blackburn, West Lothian, for a few seconds as he tried desperately to brush it off."
Desperately? Really?'
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.
Posted 9 years ago # -
It does seem like an easy excuse though - no expectation to prove it unlike the low sun one.
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Posted 9 years ago # -
From the subject I was hoping to read about a spider in a car. I would allow some distraction if that were the case.
Posted 9 years ago # -
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
Posted 9 years ago # -
FFS
Posted 9 years ago # -
"eight-legged insect"?
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.
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Since when was a spider an insect?
Posted 9 years ago # -
Only an insect for the purposes of getting a driving licence.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Since the chipwrapper stopped using journalists to write it's articles?
Posted 9 years ago # -
Ah, but here's the get-out clause:
"Lee, of Elizabeth Gardens, Stoneyburn, pleaded guilty yesterday to careless driving. Ronnie Simpson, defending, revealed his client – whose job involves travelling to oil refineries across Scotland to check pipes for corrosion and safety – already had six points on his driving licence for speeding."
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...
We can't have dangerous drivists losing their jobs now, can we?
Posted 9 years ago # -
Even once banned, many simply continue to drive anyway
Posted 9 years ago # -
"...proceeded to pull the car apart trying to find the blighter..."
To be fair to the Aussie some of their spiders are pretty nasty.
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