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Something they don't teach at driving school (Girl caught applying makeup)
Reuters ^
| Thu Mar 9, 2006 10:16 AM ET
Posted on 03/12/2006 2:49:54 PM PST by sully777
LONDON (Reuters) - North Wales police couldn't believe their eyes when a camera at a notorious accident spot caught a driver using both hands to put on her make-up.
Donna Maddock, 22, was filmed as she drove along the A499, one of Britain's most dangerous roads. She held a mirror in her left hand and an eye pencil in her right, leaving the steering wheel to itself.
Wednesday, she was fined 200 pounds ($350) with 55 pounds costs and had six penalty points added to her driving license after admitting careless driving at Pwllheli magistrates court.
"A car is a dangerous lump of metal in the wrong hands. You need to be in control at all times, and Miss Maddock's actions beggars belief," said Inspector Essi Ahari in a statement.
A police spokeswoman said the camera had been set up because of the large numbers of collisions and deaths on that stretch of road.
"It is to catch speeding drivers. But when officers saw the film of her applying her makeup it was also obvious that she was committing a careless act," she said.
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KEYWORDS: autopilot; baddrivers; cosmetics; dangerous; makeup; nohandsdriving; stupid; uk; wales; womendrivers
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I've seen this behavior on the road everyday.
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posted on
03/12/2006 2:49:59 PM PST
by
sully777
To: sully777
It's okay, she had cruise control.:)
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posted on
03/12/2006 2:54:44 PM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(“Don't approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the rear, or a Fool from any side.”)
To: sully777
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posted on
03/12/2006 2:56:09 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: sully777
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posted on
03/12/2006 2:57:02 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(ALLAH DOES NOT EXIST - MOHAMMED LIED)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
It's okay, she had cruise control.:)
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posted on
03/12/2006 2:59:45 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Ps. She's the one still on the road ahead of the crash.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:00:49 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:02:20 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: Dallas59; pissant; Dashing Dasher; TheBigB; MeekOneGOP; BJClinton
Male drivers are just as bad. But they're appreciating make-up, not appying it.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:05:42 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: sully777
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:06:12 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(ALLAH DOES NOT EXIST - MOHAMMED LIED)
To: sully777
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:08:52 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: sully777
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:08:59 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(ALLAH DOES NOT EXIST - MOHAMMED LIED)
To: Dallas59
I went there once for gas and a refill on coffee. And here was the check out cashier.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:12:15 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: sully777
Common sense doesn't prevail again.
Guess they need laws to specifically outlaw this.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:13:10 PM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people believe in Intelligent Design (God))
To: sully777
So have I. The strangest thing I've ever seen was some guy doing 65 in moderateley heavy traffic playing a recorder. Yes, a recoreder. He passed me and I caught a glimpse of something strange. I had to catch up to verify what I just saw. Not only was playing the thing, he had sheet music up on the sterring wheel. It was then I had to get away from this idiot. No telling what the jackass could have caused to happen. That is my offering to this story.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:22:31 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
(RADICAL ISLAM IS A CULT. IT MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
To: sully777
The girl looks like Paulina Porizkova or Shania Twain. Either one would have caused what happened in the background.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:24:37 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
(RADICAL ISLAM IS A CULT. IT MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
To: sully777
To: Osage Orange
I saw a woman like this, talking on one of these, while she was weaving in and out of her lane like a drunk on 169 at about 3PM.
PS. She was driving 45mph.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:32:00 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: sully777
I have a copy of that! Highly recommended!
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:35:36 PM PST
by
thoughtomator
(Nobody would have cared if the UAE wanted to buy Macy's...)
To: sully777
How did you get a picture of my youngest?
To: Fierce Allegiance; Conspiracy Guy; Xenophobic Alien
Image taken in Wales.
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posted on
03/12/2006 3:39:01 PM PST
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
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