current events firegeezer on 30 Oct 2008 03:05 pm
Another Good Excuse Gets Flushed
ALTHOUGH YOU STILL MIGHT LIKE TO TRY IT if you’re late for work and get stopped. Just hope that the magistrate doesn’t learn of this precedent that was just set in a Swedish court. The Local news from Sweden tells us:
A woman from southern Sweden has lost her bid to have a speeding fine overturned on the ground that she was suffering from diarrhea at the time of the offence.
The 49-year-old woman from Trelleborg explained to the local district court that she was experiencing stomach problems when she was pulled over for driving 86 kilometres per hour in a 70 km/h zone.
But the court ruled that a case of the runs did not equate to a need for speed.
A situation can only be classed as an emergency if somebody’s life is in danger or if a driver hits the gas in an attempt to prevent a serious crime.
As the woman’s desire to get home to her toilet did not fit into either category, the court ordered her to pay the speeding fine.
There’s no doubt the decision is binding.
