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| Thread ID: 60672 | 2005-08-09 11:38:00 | Police escort to the optometrist...... | Scouse (83) | PC World Chat |
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| 379629 | 2005-08-09 11:38:00 | Don't you just love this country...... A motorist was asked to drive under police escort to an optometrist to prove he was wearing contact lenses. "I couldn't believe it," writer Michael Romanos said, after being pulled over by Wellington area traffic boss Senior Sergeant Richard Hocken for not wearing a seatbelt while on his way to do some shopping yesterday. A condition of his licence is that he wears either glasses or contact lenses while driving. "He asked me to prove I was wearing contacts and when I said I wasn't going to take them out, that I needed to have wetting solution to put them back in, he said he would follow me to an optician . . ." He then drove to optometrist Raymond Mah, whose business is several kilometres north of where he was stopped in Fergusson Drive, followed by Mr Hocken. (Wellington) |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 379630 | 2005-08-09 21:01:00 | How's this for a possible news story:- Our reporter can reveal that the driver involved in yesterdays fatal accident was stopped by the police 5 minutes before. The policeman knew he was supposed to be wearing glasses but allowed him to carry on. If the officer had done his job properly that child would be alive today. |
Dally (6292) | ||
| 379631 | 2005-08-09 21:15:00 | How's this for a possible news story:- Our reporter can reveal that the driver involved in yesterdays fatal accident was stopped by the police 5 minutes before. The policeman knew he was supposed to be wearing glasses but allowed him to carry on. If the officer had done his job properly that child would be alive today. The policeman further explained that the fatal accident occurred on the way to an opticians to check whether the driver had his contacts in. What's wrong with a practical test eg. the driver's ability to read number plates. If the reported numbers of unlicensed and unwarranted cars are correct, the police have serious eyesight problems themselves |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 379632 | 2005-08-09 21:39:00 | The policeman further explained that the fatal accident occurred on the way to an opticians to check whether the driver had his contacts in. What's wrong with a practical test eg. the driver's ability to read number plates. If the reported numbers of unlicensed and unwarranted cars are correct, the police have serious eyesight problems themselves Well said Paul :thumbs: |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 379633 | 2005-08-09 22:17:00 | OK OK That was a rather pathetic attempt on my part to defend the police but I do feel that some of the criticism lately is a bit unjust. | Dally (6292) | ||
| 379634 | 2005-08-09 22:24:00 | OK OK That was a rather pathetic attempt on my part to defend the police but I do feel that some of the criticism lately is a bit unjust. Up with incompetence we must not put. :) |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 379635 | 2005-08-10 00:24:00 | I have to say I think the cop did the right thing, better safe than sorry besides the motorist probably wouldn't have been pulled over if he had been wearing his seatbelt |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 379636 | 2005-08-10 01:10:00 | I wear contacts, it wouldn't have been a hassle to pop one out and put it back in straight away. Actually, if the cop looked deep into the driver's eyes he would see the outline of them ... and as a bonus might get a dinner date for later that evening. |
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