Sorry but when myself or anyone else panics on the road the last thing we have been known to do is to mount a kurb and jam on the accelerator for long enough to go from 10 km/h to 60km/h . I suppose the driver instructor panicked also and forgot he had his controls he could use?
From what I've heard, she was taking a corner too sharply, the instructor tried to correct it by turning the wheel, at which point the driver froze up and was holding the wheel "in a vice like grip" (quoting the judge) in the same position (preventing the instructor from correcting it) and at the same time she fully depressed the accelerator. This isn't inconcievable is it?
Sure most of us probably wouldn't do that, but I've been rear-ended by a guy who did exactly that - I was stopped at a red light, guy came out a corner and was pulling up behind me and pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, and bang! It does happen.
As for the instructor, he's a garbage truck driver and friend of the driver, not a professional instructor so the car wouldn't have had dual controls. His options included the gear selector and handbrake. If he had put it in neutral and applied the brake maybe it could have been averted, but honestly in the short few seconds he would have had to make and enact that decision (remember he's probably panicking too) you can't say definately that you'd fare much better in his shoes.
They have used a past to allow this insane road idiot to keep a licence and to continue driving. Would the victims family be charged with murder if one shot her after what they witnessed? You know psychological issues and all.
Ship the bitch back to sudan where she can mount the curbs all she wants. Am I an arsehole? Yes, I am sick to death of these minorities claiming mental issues because of the country they come from. In fact I am sick to death of every person claiming it. They slaughtered an innocent person in a horrifying act. They deserve to be in jail.
Read my earlier post, I agree, I don't think she should be driving. My point is 1) it's a tragic accident, clearly the woman does have problems and they quite likely contributed to the events which unfolded; and 2) you can't just pick isolated media reports of a particular demographic and claim that represents the whole/majority of that demographic unless you have evidence to back it up. That's just common sense.
That's all I'm saying. She shouldn't be on the road, I never said she should be, and no I don't think you should avoid all the penalties because you have a mental condition either. Please don't take my words out of context.
