Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Woman motorist banned after police catch her drink-driving... on a 2.4mph mobility scooter
dailymail.co.uk ^ | January 16, 2009 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 01/16/2009 4:04:21 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

A woman has been given a driving ban after being caught more than twice the legal alcohol limit - while riding a 2.4mph mobility scooter.

Amanda Leaff, 46, said she had taken the buggy from an Asda supermarket to save herself the taxi fare for her trip home.

A court was told yesterday how it would have taken Leaff, of Stretford, Manchester, more than four hours to complete the ten-mile journey, had she not been spotted 'driving erratically' by an off-duty police officer.


(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dws

1 posted on 01/16/2009 4:04:22 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY

I, for one, definitely feel safer knowing that this scofflaw has been reprimanded.


2 posted on 01/16/2009 4:06:44 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY

I heard of someone else who was driving a forklife in a building who was cited, at least according to the press, for drunk driving.

And another kid who was fifteen and in a fist fight with another fifteen year old and was arrested.


3 posted on 01/16/2009 4:07:25 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Chickensoup

Here they usually catch them on lawn tractors...


4 posted on 01/16/2009 4:08:06 PM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY

This gal sounds like quite a “rascal”


5 posted on 01/16/2009 4:09:31 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could be Farts)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: xcamel

can one be cited for drunk driving for riding an unlicensed non traditional vehicle? Is everything against the law. Do we have to be perfect in public?


6 posted on 01/16/2009 4:09:55 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY

I wonder if drunken sledding would get one arrested..


7 posted on 01/16/2009 4:10:06 PM PST by divine_moment_of_facts
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY

Zero tolerance?


8 posted on 01/16/2009 4:10:18 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY

Too bad she did not simply commit murder. She’d receive a lesser punishment in Britain.


9 posted on 01/16/2009 4:10:28 PM PST by Brilliant
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Chickensoup

Driving a forklife while drunk is hughly serious!


10 posted on 01/16/2009 4:10:56 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could be Farts)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY

I would think stealing the scooter from the gocery store would be an even more serious crime.


11 posted on 01/16/2009 4:12:03 PM PST by Arguendo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Free ThinkerNY
If you're going to be driving for 4 hours, you gotta drink something. (Will the battery last that long?)

Scooter Drink recipie
Ingredients to use: 1.0 oz. Amaretto 1.0 oz. Brandy 1.0 oz. Light Cream Directions: Shake all ingredients well with cracked ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

12 posted on 01/16/2009 4:12:48 PM PST by smokingfrog (Never underestimate the influence of a wife who bitch-slaps her husband in public.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Chickensoup

Yes but an OUI?


13 posted on 01/16/2009 4:26:56 PM PST by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: xcamel
Here they usually catch them on lawn tractors...

Bill Murry?
14 posted on 01/16/2009 4:32:56 PM PST by Republicus2001
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson