Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Mrs Summerscales said: "Amy was sitting on the drop down seat and the seat belt for this seat – and all the other seats – weren't operating properly.
Why didn't she get out at the beginning?
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:00 pm ] |
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Mum's Terror Taxi Journey: 'I grabbed my daughter as door flew open' 4th September 2008 A mum claims she had to cling on to her four-year old daughter after the door flew open during their taxi journey. Michelle Summerscales, 28, said she was terrified as she held on to her daughter Amy during the ordeal. The mother of four, of Brickfield Lane, Holmfield, Halifax, hailed the hackney carriage from Tesco at Market Street, Hali-fax, on Friday, after a shopping trip with her twin daughters, Chloe and Amy, for new school shoes. She was with her friend, Keeley Milnes, 28, and her two children. The taxi was driving along Burdock Way when Miss Summerscales claims the sliding door opened, leaving Amy exposed to the open road. Mrs Summerscales said: "Amy was sitting on the drop down seat and the seat belt for this seat – and all the other seats – weren't operating properly. "I grabbed hold of her and was holding the door at the same time to stop it opening again. "I was so frightened. All the time my daughter Chloe was saying 'Don't let go of Amy, Mummy'. "Me and my friend were screaming at the driver asking him to stop, but he didn't hear us." At the end of the journey Mrs Summerscales says she confronted their driver, but he said to know nothing about the incident. "I was left in such a state. I couldn't sleep because I was having nightmares over what could have happened to my little girl," she said. Sarah Richardson, Calderdale Council registration and licensing services manager, said the council was investigating the complaint." Stephen Smithies, secretary of the Halifax Taxi Owners Association, said: "Within the last two months the council has tested every hackney carriage to ensure all safety features are working. I suspect the door to the taxi wasn't shut properly." Source; Halifax Evening Courier |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:04 pm ] |
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Quote: Stephen Smithies, secretary of the Halifax Taxi Owners Association, said: "Within the last two months the council has tested every hackney carriage to ensure all safety features are working. I suspect the door to the taxi wasn't shut properly."
I think the guy is right CC |
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:41 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: Quote: Stephen Smithies, secretary of the Halifax Taxi Owners Association, said: "Within the last two months the council has tested every hackney carriage to ensure all safety features are working. I suspect the door to the taxi wasn't shut properly." I think the guy is right Then the muppet driver should have seen the warning light stay on, in the dashboard when he moved off, & should have certainly seen it come on when the door opened in transit, & also should have heard road noise & felt a draft when the door opened. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:00 pm ] |
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Brummie Cabbie wrote: captain cab wrote: Quote: Stephen Smithies, secretary of the Halifax Taxi Owners Association, said: "Within the last two months the council has tested every hackney carriage to ensure all safety features are working. I suspect the door to the taxi wasn't shut properly." I think the guy is right Then the muppet driver should have seen the warning light stay on, in the dashboard when he moved off, & should have certainly seen it come on when the door opened in transit, & also should have heard road noise & felt a draft when the door opened. Thats if the passenger isnt a complete numbty CC |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is This Why Halifax Want Tougher Tests On Taxis? |
Brummie Cabbie wrote: Mrs Summerscales said: "Amy was sitting on the drop down seat and the seat belt for this seat – and all the other seats – weren't operating properly.
Why didn't she get out at the beginning?
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| Author: | Skull [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:29 pm ] |
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What shi*! I makes sure the children are belted up in the back, in fact, I insist upon it. But wait a minute! What kind of a mother allows the driver to drive off before belting her children in securely? Another drama Queen me thinks . . . . 
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:27 pm ] |
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Besides...Fresh airs good for Kids...
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| Author: | Skull [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:42 pm ] |
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bloodnock wrote: Besides...Fresh airs good for Kids...
I bet her kids have never been in an atmosphere free from nicotine. She needs to get her priorities right. Dozy Tart . . . .
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:49 pm ] |
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Skull wrote: bloodnock wrote: Besides...Fresh airs good for Kids... I bet her kids have never been in an atmosphere free from nicotine. She needs to get her priorities right. Dozy Tart . . . . PMSL, say what you mean lad 
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