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Old January 4th 08, 01:41 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
spindrift
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7171154.stm
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Old January 4th 08, 02:13 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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spindrift wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7171154.stm


That's rather an odd subject line - *even for you* - given the
contents of the item:

QUOTE:
10mph motorway driver given ban
A woman has been banned from driving for seven days after she drove
along a motorway at speeds lower than 10mph.
Stephanie Cole, 58, of Fishponds, Bristol, repeatedly jammed on the
brakes as she straddled the hard shoulder and inside lane of the M32.
When police caught her there was a sign on the back of her car which
read: "I do not drive fast, please overtake."
Mrs Cole, who admitted driving without reasonable consideration, was
also ordered to take another driving test.
When officers stopped Mrs Cole, she told them she had "no confidence"
on the motorway.
She was travelling from her home to a Staples stationery store when
she was arrested by police on 30 August.
North Avon Magistrates' Court had previously heard Mrs Cole said her
GP had been treating her for "fear of driving" for the past
three-and-a-half years.
Magistrates said they took into consideration the fact that Mrs Cole
has multiple sclerosis.
ENDQUOTE

Do you think that last line might provide an explanation? And that the
court may well have been considering the welfare of the defendant as a
paramount issue?

Or do you insist that driving at 10mph is "speeding"?
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Old January 4th 08, 02:21 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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In ,
JNugent tweaked the Babbage-Engine
to tell us:

QUOTE:
10mph motorway driver given ban
A woman has been banned from driving for seven days after she drove
along a motorway at speeds lower than 10mph.
ENDQUOTE


I think she's moved to Essex and was driving a Nissan Micra near J7 of the
M11 this morning. And braked for the exit slip road about 3/4 mile before
reaching it.

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Old January 4th 08, 03:05 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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spindrift wrote:

Why? Do you have evidence that re-tests improve road safety?

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Old January 4th 08, 06:17 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 04:41:52 -0800 (PST), spindrift
wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7171154.stm


This cannot be - the speed cameras registered her as the safest driver
in the country
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Old January 4th 08, 07:06 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 4 Jan, 17:17, (Shaun) wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 04:41:52 -0800 (PST), spindrift

wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7171154.stm


This cannot be - the speed cameras registered her as the safest driver
in the country


And the ****wits known as Brake agree:

Brake's spokesman, Lorna Jackson said, "This case sends out a very
strange message to drivers. Mrs Cole was not breaking the speed limit
or endangering anyone with her actions, yet she received a seven day
ban, when we commonly see drivers caught travelling at 80 or 90mph get
away with a fine and three points. While it is not common to encounter
someone travelling at 10mph on a motorway, a competent driver should
always be looking well ahead and predicting when they need to overtake
a slower vehicle."


which shows that organisation know precisely zero about road safety.

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Old January 4th 08, 11:16 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Sir Jeremy wrote:
On 4 Jan, 17:17, (Shaun) wrote:

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 04:41:52 -0800 (PST), spindrift

wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7171154.stm


This cannot be - the speed cameras registered her as the safest driver
in the country



And the ****wits known as Brake agree:

Brake's spokesman, Lorna Jackson said, "This case sends out a very
strange message to drivers. Mrs Cole was not breaking the speed limit
or endangering anyone with her actions, yet she received a seven day
ban, when we commonly see drivers caught travelling at 80 or 90mph get
away with a fine and three points. While it is not common to encounter
someone travelling at 10mph on a motorway, a competent driver should
always be looking well ahead and predicting when they need to overtake
a slower vehicle."


which shows that organisation know precisely zero about road safety.


Or the sort of illness the driver is reported as suffering.
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Old January 5th 08, 02:55 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
JNugent[_2_]
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Dave Larrington wrote:

JNugent :


QUOTE:
10mph motorway driver given ban
A woman has been banned from driving for seven days after she drove
along a motorway at speeds lower than 10mph.
ENDQUOTE


I think she's moved to Essex and was driving a Nissan Micra near J7 of the
M11 this morning. And braked for the exit slip road about 3/4 mile before
reaching it.


I think she has friends in most locations.
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Old January 5th 08, 04:39 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Roger Merriman
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JNugent wrote:

Sir Jeremy wrote:
On 4 Jan, 17:17, (Shaun) wrote:

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 04:41:52 -0800 (PST), spindrift

wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7171154.stm

This cannot be - the speed cameras registered her as the safest driver
in the country



And the ****wits known as Brake agree:

Brake's spokesman, Lorna Jackson said, "This case sends out a very
strange message to drivers. Mrs Cole was not breaking the speed limit
or endangering anyone with her actions, yet she received a seven day
ban, when we commonly see drivers caught travelling at 80 or 90mph get
away with a fine and three points. While it is not common to encounter
someone travelling at 10mph on a motorway, a competent driver should
always be looking well ahead and predicting when they need to overtake
a slower vehicle."


which shows that organisation know precisely zero about road safety.


Or the sort of illness the driver is reported as suffering.


she seems to have a number of problems, but regardless she would seem to
be best not driving at least at this point.

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Old January 5th 08, 07:04 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Martin Dann
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Roger Merriman wrote:

she seems to have a number of problems, but regardless she would seem to
be best not driving at least at this point.


According to my local rag, she "relies" on her car, and has declared
that she will start driving again ASAP

From:
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displ...entPK=19455179

After the court hearing Cole said: "I am disappointed, but I will be back driving again. A seven-day ban is seven days too long."


Although I do have sympathy for her, I would not want to see her driving
again, especially on roads near me. If she does retake her test, then
she should be made to go on the A4174.

Martin.
 




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