The sort of driver we all hate

[flecc]

No cyclist involved this time, but a high speed car crash with a 36 ton Tram in my home town, derailing the tram. The 26 year old woman driver had jumped the red traffic lights at speed, passing a stationary car at the lights.

Police have since arrested her for drink driving.

Link to video of crash (annoying short ad at the start)
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[bigearsbilly]

I got run down by a tram on a bicycle in Brussels

(I was on a bicycle not the tram) I dented my steel crossbar with me leg bone.
Bit of a shock it was.

 

[flecc]

I got run down by a tram on a bicycle in Brussels

(I was on a bicycle not the tram) I dented my steel crossbar with me leg bone.
Bit of a shock it was.

Nasty, but you must have been on the tram tracks at the time, rarely a good idea. I avoid them like the plague.
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[git-r]

Nasty, but you must have been on the tram tracks at the time, rarely a good idea. I avoid them like the plague.
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No cyclist involved this time, but a high speed car crash with a 36 ton Tram in my home town, derailing the tram. The 26 year old woman driver had jumped the red traffic lights at speed, passing a stationary car at the lights.

Police have since arrested her for drink driving.

Link to video of crash (annoying short ad at the start)
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I drive that bit of road and she was going bloody fast. Very scary.

She won't be driving for a long time - thankfully.

Have you seen this one?

Pretty chilling knowing there are drivers like that woman. Moaning at the guy she'd nearly run over about his bike damaging her car. Disgusting.



Incident on 23 August 2011 - Ruislip Road East j/w Costons Lane, Greenford.
Driving without due care and attention.
Driver one Defendant: Chris Bassett, Court: Richmond Magistrates, Date: 28/02/2012, Offence: Driving without due care and attention, Result: PLEADED GUILTY RECEIVED SIX POINT AND A £230 FINE.
Drive two, Defendant: TREPAK Susan (Ms). Court: Richmond Magistrate, Date 10/09/2012, Offence: Driving without due care and attention, Result Peaded NOT GUILITY. Found Guilty - Fine £130. Court Cost £130. £15 victim surcharge 3 penalty points

 

[flecc]

Have you seen this one?

Pretty chilling knowing there are drivers like that woman. Moaning at the guy she'd nearly run over about his bike damaging her car. Disgusting.

Yes I saw that one, a terrible bit of driving. It's been said that for genetic reasons many women have poor spatial awareness and cannot judge speed and distance well, and looking at that video I wonder if that was the case here, thinking she had enough time and space. It could account for her belief of innocence and plea of not guilty.

If this is even partly true it's a real hot potato, since it's tantamount to saying that women shouldn't be allowed to drive, shades of Saudi Arabia! No vote seeking politician would ever act on it.
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[git-r]

Yes I saw that one, a terrible bit of driving. It's been said that for genetic reasons many women have poor spatial awareness and cannot judge speed and distance well, and looking at that video I wonder if that was the case here, thinking she had enough time and space. It could account for her belief of innocence and plea of not guilty.

If this is even partly true it's a real hot potato, since it's tantamount to saying that women shouldn't be allowed to drive, shades of Saudi Arabia! No vote seeking politician would ever act on it.
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Good point, valentines day discussion?

Can't say I could agree though..

She'd kill me!