So it is OK to faint while driving .....

[mr_cellophane]

even it you kill a cyclist.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lled-cyclist-mother-freed-fainting-wheel.html

How can they time this so accuratly ?

He said Johnson had not been on the phone at the time of the accident, but had made a 50-second call to her partner at home which ended two minutes and 44 seconds before the point of impact.

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[Bman]

If this total diabolical miscarriage of justice happened to my family, I would seriously, SERIOUSLY struggle to not "Go Postal".

This is f**king disgusting. !

 

[Happiness Stan]

Shows what you can get away with if you can afford a good lawyer.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Shows what you can get away with if you can afford a good lawyer.

....or if you put your faith in the british 'justice' system

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Shows what you can get away with if you can afford a good lawyer.

My thoughts.

I mean, she MAY have fainted? Not - she DID faint!

Now, looking at it from the other side and outting myself in a position, if I had blacked out through no fault of my own (not driving tired, hungover, knowing I fent unwell) and I blacked out and killed someone I would feel pretty awful and I don't think anything would be gained from prosecuting.

But surely this should be established, not just a "MAY HAVE"

If the timing is right, I reckon she wasn't on a hands-free and she was fannying around putting the phone back or making sure she had ended the call. Well, she MAY have.

So why is this not being examined?

 

[ComedyPilot]

If she 'did' faint, then we ought to be rid of her on the roads for life.

She killed someone FFS!!!!

What does someone have to do to get a life ban? Drive naked through a kindergarten whilst pissed and snorting cocaine?

 

[thomas]

Was she accused of it due to using a mobile phone? Where as the argument was she fainted, which caused the deaths?


IF someone was to faint behind the wheel and kill someone then a prison sentence is not appropriate, though a medical assessment is, similar to those who have had epileptic fits. Yes, it is a terrible tragedy but in theory I could faint behind the wheel, even though I've never done in my life.

If there is a reasonable doubt that this could of happened then the person shouldn't be found guilty of dangerous driving. It just goes against our legal principles.

However, from the article it sounds like this was a good excuse, with the justice system not wanting to put the effort in to try and dispute the claims.

 

[bauldbairn]

Unbelievable! As some of the comments have said after the article - surely this woman must be banned from the road for life(with her medical history)?

I hope the lawyer can sleep at night after pursuing this line of defence(I'm sure he can £££'s).

There hasn't been justice for the victims family at all!

A jail sentence is the minimum you would expect with an incident like this.

 

[ufkacbln]

Not the first time

This does raise the question about "fitness to drive". If this was a "fit" then she would be unable to drive until full medical investigation and a year free of any recurrence.

Is it too much to hope that this will be applied in this case.

One hopes the Doctor inthis case has followed his legal duty to inform DVLA and have her licence revoked whilst she is investigated.

 

[bauldbairn]

One hopes the Doctor in this case has followed his legal duty to inform DVLA and have her licence revoked whilst she is investigated.

Here's hoping!

 

[darkstar]

What a horrible story. Even if she did faint she should be banned from driving for life. Not safe on the roads.

 

[Tollers]

Erm. Actually. I feinted once along commercial road and crashed into the car in front of me. This was driving home from a consulting job after a stressfull week. I was suffering shirtness of breath from massive coughing fits (only sometimes). Only the people who saw it occasionally happen believed me and a few months later i managed to get myself signed off work, but until the doctor finally agreed i had a choice of keep driving or lose my job/house/life!

Seriously, it's not so cut and dry. If work/GP had taken me seriously from day 1, i wouldnt have crashed, and wouldnt have been driving at all.

 

[darkstar]

Erm. Actually. I feinted once along commercial road and crashed into the car in front of me. This was driving home from a consulting job after a stressfull week. I was suffering shirtness of breath from massive coughing fits (only sometimes). Only the people who saw it occasionally happen believed me and a few months later i managed to get myself signed off work, but until the doctor finally agreed i had a choice of keep driving or lose my job/house/life!

Seriously, it's not so cut and dry. If work/GP had taken me seriously from day 1, i wouldnt have crashed, and wouldnt have been driving at all.

When someon looses Their life as a result it's a bit different though, isn't it?

 

[Tollers]

When someon looses Their life as a result it's a bit different though, isn't it?

How would it be any different? It could have been that a little old lady walked out in front of me. Would i then deserve to lose my license

 

[darkstar]

if a full medical

How would it be any different? It could have been that a little old lady walked out in front of me. Would i then deserve to lose my license

if a full medical shoes the need fir a full ban, then yes. There is no suggestion this woman Is undergoing any sort of examination. It's just a case of, 'oh I probally just fainted, so I'll get on with my life now, thanks'