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Author: DougDoug Date: Jun 18, 2008 22:21
Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and
posing serious risk to the lives of others?
"A mother was facing prison last night after her daughters reported
her for drink driving.
Tracey Cox, 43, was arrested after an anxious call to police from 21-
year-old twins Emma and Helen, who had just watched her stagger out
the family home and climb into her silver Mazda X5.
She had consumed a whole bottle of wine and was later found to be two
and a half times the drink-drive limit..."
More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027427/School-run-mum-shopped-daughters...
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Jun 18, 2008 23:36
Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:
> Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and posing
> serious risk to the lives of others?
>
> "A mother was facing prison last night after her daughters reported her
> for drink driving.
Ummm, they aren't, Duhg.
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Jun 18, 2008 23:51
Doug wrote:
> Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and
> posing serious risk to the lives of others?
>
> "A mother was facing prison last night after her daughters reported
> her for drink driving.
>
> Tracey Cox, 43, was arrested after an anxious call to police from 21-
> year-old twins Emma and Helen, who had just watched her stagger out
> the family home and climb into her silver Mazda X5.
>
> She had consumed a whole bottle of wine and was later found to be two
> and a half times the drink-drive limit..."
>
> More:
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027427/School-run-mum-shopped-daughters...
>
> --
> World Carfree Network ...
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Date: Jun 19, 2008 00:38
> Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and
> posing serious risk to the lives of others?
If it were allowed, she would not have been arrested.
Colin Bignell
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Author: JNugentJNugent Date: Jun 19, 2008 00:46
Doug wrote:
> "A mother was facing prison last night after her daughters reported
> her for drink driving.
> Tracey Cox, 43, was arrested after an anxious call to police from 21-
> year-old twins Emma and Helen, who had just watched her stagger out
> the family home and climb into her silver Mazda X5.
> She had consumed a whole bottle of wine and was later found to be two
> and a half times the drink-drive limit..."
> More:
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027427/School-run-mum-shopped-daughters...
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STARTQUOTE:Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car
and posing serious risk to the lives of others?
ENDQUOTE
Easy.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Jun 19, 2008 00:53
Doug wrote:
> Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and
> posing serious risk to the lives of others?
>
What utter hypocrisy!!
You used to drink and drive Doug, and for all we know still do. I suspect
you still drink and ride your bicycle as well.
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Author: JNugentJNugent Date: Jun 19, 2008 00:55
Doug wrote:
> "A mother was facing prison last night after her daughters reported
> her for drink driving.
> Tracey Cox, 43, was arrested after an anxious call to police from 21-
> year-old twins Emma and Helen, who had just watched her stagger out
> the family home and climb into her silver Mazda X5.
> She had consumed a whole bottle of wine and was later found to be two
> and a half times the drink-drive limit..."
> More:
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027427/School-run-mum-shopped-daughters...
[Correct posting sequence implemented - the bit immediately below is
Doug's unidentified comment, originally - and inexplicably - placed at
the beginning of his posting:]
STARTQUOTE:
Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and posing
serious risk to the lives of others?
ENDQUOTE
BTW: Whatever the road-safety merits of the daughters' actions, they
certainly sound a bit too po-faced for me.
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Author: BrianWBrianW Date: Jun 19, 2008 01:24
On 19 Jun, 06:21, Doug riseup.net> wrote:> Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and
> posing serious risk to the lives of others?
Outrageous - there should be a law against that sort of thing. Oh,
hang on ...
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Jun 19, 2008 03:09
JNugent NPPTG.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:
> Incidentally, I'm surprised that a single bottle of wine would put
> anyone over the limit by as much as two-and-a-half times (a score of 200
> where the pass mark is 80). A bottle would put most people over the
> limit, but nowhere near that much. She must have a very low personal
> tolerance to alcohol, or perhaps the amount she drank was under-stated.
70cl of 13%% alcohol is nine units. The photo shows her not to be
particularly physically large.
The personal tolerance is nothing to do with how much gets into the
blood, but everything to do with how much that level in the blood affects
you.
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Author: DogpoopDogpoop Date: Jun 19, 2008 03:14
Doug typed:
This line ...
> Shocking! Why are such people ever allowed in charge of a car and
> posing serious risk to the lives of others?
is immediately negated by this line ....
> "A mother was facing prison last night after her daughters reported
> her for drink driving.
So why contradict yourself?
--
Dogpoop
http://www.glass-uk.org/
"You would probably do better not to bother with renewable
energy" Doug, UK.Transport 29/04/2008 08:53.
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