Taxi Driver Online

Judge makes jibe at taxi-drivers

A district judge has accused some taxi-drivers of treating the roads "as their own fiefdom". Judge John Meehan made the remarks over the case of a Coalisland driver who appeared before Dungannon Magistrates Court charged with careless driving.

Declan Duggan, 34, of Lagan Terrace, pulled out onto a road then carried out a U-turn as oncoming traffic approached, causing a collision. A number of people were injured, including a baby.

Police charged Duggan with careless driving over the incident which happened in Coalisland on 29 January.

In court Judge Meehan stated, "One sees far too much of this. Some taxi-drivers treat the roads as their own fiefdom. "Executing a U-turn with oncoming traffic is at the serious end of careless driving."

Ordering a fine of £300 with five penalty points, Judge Meehan told Duggan, "This is a stern caution that you have the responsibility of the public in your vehicle."

_________________
IDFIMH

Well thats the London lot had it then

I think Sussex missed the highlighted word

I think the idea is to wait for a gap in the traffic

He was still making a statement based on his personal bias though and that's something he really has no business doing, the wiggy old fart. Are there really a greater percentage of taxi drivers who are reckless arse holes who think the highway code doesn't apply to them than other drivers who behave like that?

Probably not, but taxi driver tend to perform dangerous manoeuvers that other drivers don't.

Such as, er, U-turns.

And as usual referring to people in terms like 'wiggy old farts' hardly helps make your point.

Unless of course you're merely trying to get a few brownie points from those in the trade you refer to as 'arse holes'. Ironically.

I think the judge is correct, only he should've gone further and accused 90% of the UK's drivers, I could've written off 3 cars tonight had I not allowed them to jump out of side roads, as a cab is now either a purpose vehicle of liveried up the profile is higher, so it's natural for him to think that, but it's not only cabbies that are poor drivers, but there are plenty that are.