This news item tells of a blind man who was convicted of dangerous driving. He was driving whilst following the instructions of his passenger. The really curious thing is that he got a three month ban on driving!
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/11092006/325/blind-man-sentenced-dangerous-driving.html
2006-09-11 06:26:35 · 56 answers · asked by migelito 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I've re-read the article and it says Aziz was received a suspended sentence and was also banned for three months.
2006-09-11 06:38:28 · update #1
Sorry - 3 year's ban.
2006-09-11 06:39:32 · update #2
That story is an absolute classic.
Not only has this guy got no eyes but he is practically deaf, has only two fingers on his right hand and suffers with leg tremors.
His passenger was banned from driving.
This has all the ingredients for a classic comedy sketch.
I laughed my head off when i read it.
No they are not allowed to drive which is in itself another classic as they banned him from driving for 3 years, perhaps they expect him to grow his eyes back.
Can you imagine the situation, his passenger must have had a death wish.
The look on that policeman's face must have been a picture when he took off his sunglasses
2006-09-11 06:44:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being a disabled driver myself, I know that ALL disabilities should be declared by law to the DVLA. The fact that this man has only had a short ban rather than a life ban should get people questioning what the judge in this case was actually thinking. After all the man will still be blind after the ban ends so is he really entitled to get back behind the wheel? If the law does its job correctly then no he won't.
2006-09-11 06:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by LISA H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am blind of one eye and am not allowed to drive (Brazilian law).
Both eyes is a no no universally. Although I watched a tape of the
great singer Bocelli, who is totally blind, riding his horse (who was
not blind) and riding a bike on a highway, and even taking over the
driver‘s seat on a motorbike with his friend hanging on (in complete
panic). These are not jokes as I have the utmost respect for the man
who showed me and, perhaps, many others what the mind can do
to get the hindered leading a normal life. I certainly will not dare to try
any of his stunts! And his singing, all I can say that, apart from his
voice, his full heart and soul is present like no other has ever shown.
2006-09-11 06:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you have to be able to read a number plate at 20 meters, or something to that effect. Wee the usual sentence for serious driving offences it a ban of some length, doesn't matter if you can or do drive. I knew someone who got a driving ban at 16, he wasn't even driving but a passenger in a stolen car, he has never learned to drive and has no intention of doing so.
2006-09-11 07:05:14 · answer #4 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-04-08 18:39:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the facts below prove it
Loads of people go down one way streets.
Don't use there warning indicators.
Are in the wrong lanes entering roundabouts.
Using vehicles that are not road worthy.
Hit pedestrians and cyclists with their vehicles.
Bumping into other vehicles when parking.
Passing through red lights at traffic junctions.
Ignoring roadside warning signs.
Not abiding marking for lanes on the road.
2006-09-11 06:49:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a weird story had to be a foreigner ,yes its odviously illegal and he didnt get a 3 month ban he got a suspended sentence which meant he got a jail sentence but didnt have to go to prison ,what is the world coming to heard it all now,
2006-09-11 06:33:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dah, . Reading skills aren't well. He got a suspended jail sentence and his friend had a suspension from driving. Read between the lines!!!!!
2006-09-11 06:30:01 · answer #9 · answered by marie1257 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL No! Expect maybe in an open field or parking lot somewhere where there is nothing to hit!
Tunafish--lol 'course you can wrestle just using touch. My roomate is blind and he used to be on his school wrestling team. I don't let him drive my car though. I'm always the designated driver. (sigh) lol
2006-09-11 06:31:31 · answer #10 · answered by mikayla_starstuff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋