Wacky Excuses for Poor Driving
1. "Motorists' 'weird' speed excuses"
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/4111835.stm >
"Sick budgies, hitchhikers at the wheel and ice scrapers under the
accelerator are some of the weird excuses given by speeding drivers
in Wales"
2. "Aliens to blame for speeding ticket"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1196973.html >
"Aliens, a vibrating surfboard and a desperate need for the toilet
were all excuses offered by speeding motorists desperate to avoid
three points on their licence"
3. "Breast excuse for bad driving"
< http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6420718%255E13762,00.html >
"Police are shocked by some of the excuses Territory drivers are
offering up for not wearing their seat belts, running red lights
and speeding"
4. "A pretty poor excuse for a driver" [expired link]
< http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9462402^421,00.html >
"Desperate motorists caught flouting Victoria's road laws are coming
up with laughable excuses in an attempt to save their skins. The
most pitiful lines in recent weeks include: A DRIVER who insisted
he didn't know what traffic light colours stood for after running a
red one. A WOMAN who didn't want to apply the brake while her cat
was on her lap. A DRIVER who wanted to test the accuracy of his
speedometer at various high speeds. A LEAD-FOOTED motorist who
claimed to be racing home because his dog Fido was having an
epileptic fit"
5. "Driver sped to blow-dry car"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_988942.html >
"A New Zealand man caught speeding says he was driving fast so he
could blow-dry his car"
6. "Man blames pickles for losing control and slamming into nightclub"
< http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/110104_local_carbldg.html >
"He says the pickles gave him an allergic reaction. He tells police
he passed out at the wheel and that's when the car hit the building"
7. "Pizza delivery driver races to his arrest"
< http://starbulletin.com/2004/06/26/news/index7.html >
"A pizza delivery driver told police he was making a delivery when
they caught him speeding at 70 miles an hour and allegedly racing
another driver along Kalanianaole Highway"
