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Author: DougDoug Date: Sep 8, 2008 22:49
So its OK now to douse people with water using your car? What next in
the catalogue of leniency towards errant motorists as displayed by
this article? What should happen if someone threw a bucket of water
over someone else?
"Given that last month was one of the wettest on record, you would
expect to find a few puddles on the highways and byways.
But for one learner driver they have become a particular problem -
after an examiner failed her for accidentally splashing a pedestrian.
Michelle Kelly, 31, was told the incident was technically a crash, and
that she should have stopped and exchanged details with the man.
Last night she called the examiner's decision ' ludicrous'. Officials
have promised to carry out an investigation into the incident.
Miss Kelly said: 'It was a small kerbside puddle. I didn't see it but
I did drive through it because I saw it splash a pedestrian.
'It wasn't a big splash - it was only small and I didn't think I had
committed a fault so carried on driving and concentrating on my test.
'But when I pulled in at the centre the examiner said he'd failed me.
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Author: GraculusGraculus Date: Sep 8, 2008 23:30
> So its OK now to douse people with water using your car? What next in
> the catalogue of leniency towards errant motorists as displayed by
> this article? What should happen if someone threw a bucket of water
> over someone else?
Well, if you bothered to look, you'd notice that it's NOT OK to douse peole
with water. That's why she failed the test, stupid! And you can be done for
driving without due care for doing it.
Yet again, Doug interprets a story where someone is censured for doing wrong
as that someone "getting away with it". Strange.
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Author: GraculusGraculus Date: Sep 8, 2008 23:32
> So its OK now to douse people with water using your car? What next in
> the catalogue of leniency towards errant motorists as displayed by
> this article? What should happen if someone threw a bucket of water
> over someone else?
P.S. Why are you repeating what has already been covered in another thread?
Google groups not keeping up with the real world (again)?
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Author: DougDoug Date: Sep 8, 2008 23:40
On 9 Sep, 07:30, "Graculus" hotmail.co.uk>
wrote:>> So its OK now to douse people with water using your car? What next in
>> the catalogue of leniency towards errant motorists as displayed by
>> this article? What should happen if someone threw a bucket of water
>> over someone else?
>
> Well, if you bothered to look, you'd notice that it's NOT OK to douse peole
> with water. That's why she failed the test, stupid! And you can be done for
> driving without due care for doing it.
>
> Yet again, Doug interprets a story where someone is censured for doing wrong
> as that someone "getting away with it". Strange.
What is very strange is that you ignore the attitude of the article.
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Sep 8, 2008 23:46
Doug wrote:
> So its OK now to douse people with water using your car? What next in
> the catalogue of leniency towards errant motorists as displayed by
> this article? What should happen if someone threw a bucket of water
> over someone else?
>
> "Given that last month was one of the wettest on record, you would
> expect to find a few puddles on the highways and byways.
>
> But for one learner driver they have become a particular problem -
> after an examiner failed her for accidentally splashing a pedestrian.
>
> Michelle Kelly, 31, was told the incident was technically a crash, and
> that she should have stopped and exchanged details with the man.
>
> Last night she called the examiner's decision ' ludicrous'. Officials
> have promised to carry out an investigation into the incident.
>
> Miss Kelly said: 'It was a small kerbside puddle. I didn't see it but
> I did drive through it because I saw it splash a pedestrian. ...
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Sep 8, 2008 23:48
Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:
> So its OK now to douse people with water using your car?
If it was OK, she'd not have failed the test for it, would she?
> What should happen if someone threw a bucket of water over someone else?
We can only hope...
> But for one learner driver they have become a particular problem -
> after an examiner failed her for accidentally splashing a pedestrian.
Good.
> Last night she called the examiner's decision ' ludicrous'.
Poor love. Hiho. Better luck next time.
> Officials have promised to carry out an investigation into the incident.
...the result of which, hopefully, will be that the examiner was correct.
> Miss Kelly said: 'It was a small kerbside puddle. I didn't see it
Oh, ffs...
> Yeah sure! I can see loads of motorists bothering to do that.
Any driver vaguely competent and alert would have either slowed down or
moved out to avoid the puddle.
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Sep 8, 2008 23:49
Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:
>> Yet again, Doug interprets a story where someone is censured for doing
>> wrong as that someone "getting away with it". Strange.
> What is very strange is that you ignore the attitude of the article.
What is this? uk.journalism.tonal-analysis?
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Sep 8, 2008 23:58
Doug wrote:
> So its OK now to douse people with water using your car? What next in
> the catalogue of leniency towards errant motorists as displayed by
> this article? What should happen if someone threw a bucket of water
> over someone else?
>
Yet again you get it arse about face and try to foment discord where there
is none.
If you'd bothered to read the comments from readers on the Wail's web page
you would have seen that most of them were siding with the examiner's
decisions.
You really are a jerk.
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Author: BrianWBrianW Date: Sep 9, 2008 01:10
On 9 Sep, 06:49, Doug riseup.net> wrote:> So its OK now to douse people with water using your car?
Er, no, which is why she failed her test.
100%% wrong, 100%% of the time again, Doug. Well done!
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Author: BrianWBrianW Date: Sep 9, 2008 01:16
On 9 Sep, 07:40, Doug riseup.net> wrote:
>> Yet again, Doug interprets a story where someone is censured for doing wrong
>> as that someone "getting away with it". Strange.
>
> What is very strange is that you ignore the attitude of the article.
Well, it is the Daily Mail. As we have told you countless times, it
is a nasty little rag. Now that you finally appear to have discovered
that for yourself, I trust you will not be posting any more "stories"
from that particular "newspaper"?
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