Driver is banned from driving because of her high heels. Your opinion ?

Translated from a French newspaper:





"Banned after tragic accident - Driver was wearing stiletto heels -





A young woman whose car struck two pedestrians - leaving one dead and another seriously injured - was yesterday banned from driving for two years.


Catherine M., 25, pleaded guilty to careless driving.


(…)


Catherine M. was attemping to stop for a red light when her stiletto heel got stuck on the gas pedal. She panicked and struggled to pull it off, but only managed to press the gas pedal harder. This caused her vehicle to run over pedestrians Nicole P. and Laurence L.


(…)


She was wearing shoes with 7-centimeter-heels at the time of the accident."





Would it be the same here in the UK ? Is it illegal to wear high heels for driving ?

Driver is banned from driving because of her high heels. Your opinion ?
I don't know, but I got a fine for driving barefoot
Reply:It's illegal not to be in control of your vehicle. Wearing stupid shoes to drive in would definitely cause you some difficulties. So yes, you would be guilty in the UK.
Reply:lol


well going back to when i was learning to drive my driving instructor did say to me that the best drivers wear sensible shoes


i thought he was being sexist





but i decided to be a bus driver a few years later and the instructor said the same thing





it's common sense not to wear high heels


I've tried and did almost the same thing lol


thank fully there was nothing on the road





I'll stick to trainers it's comfier and better grip on the peddles





it's not illegal but logical
Reply:Not illegal to wear high heels no - but the Police could argue that she doesn't have 'proper control of her vehicle' contrary to Road Traffic Act and therefore could be prosecuted either for dangerous driving or causing death by dangerous driving.





In my opinion - French legal system perfectly correct to prosecute woman and agree whole-heartedly with outcome. Also agree that if in UK, should also be 'Golden Rule' here too.
Reply:What a sad story - I'm sure the driver is devastated. This could have happened to any woman dirver. I don't know what the law says in Ireland about shoes, but as someone has alredy said a driver must be in control of the vechicle at all times, %26amp; if one is wearing heals or heavy, inflexible shoes, then one isn't in control. Personally I always wear flat shoes driving, so that I can feel the pedals. I bring high hels to change into at my destination. Drivers (including males) do more dangerous things behind the wheels of their cars - we should all be more careful.
Reply:If it's not illegal then it certainly should be, any fool knows it's very dangerous to drive in high heels.
Reply:There are rules and regulations for everything nowdays this would just be another one to add to the list.





Most women every day drive in high heels (prob some men aswell) with no problems.
Reply:banned for life stupid woman the poor victims
Reply:This is a popular subject, also on TV. I watched one last week


and the test driver explained and showed why high heels do


impair driving. The main problem was to brake suddenly, so he


claimed. In this case, the tiny toe can easily slip, and if not, the


lady can not handle an emergency when she has to step hard


and suddenly. The test driver was very convincing, and at the


end, mentioned the stress on the foot would cause discomfort


and lack of control of the vehicle. So, not being an expert, I can


see that he was correct. He had a doctor with him to explain that


the anatomy of the foot did not accept the angle caused by heels.
Reply:Well I am sorry to say this but yes, clearly the French lady was not in control of her vehicle so was driving without due care and attention, high heels are not a suitable thing to wear when driving, she basically caused a death and serious injury for the sake of fashion, she was not using her noodles when she got behind the wheel, she is lucky to get off with a ban, she should in my view have been charged for man slaughter.
Reply:damn,if its illegal to drive barefoot which i find ridiculous -i guess it sounds like a no no with the spikes-but 2 years ? I'd rather choose the guillotine!
Reply:The fact that she pressed down on the accelerator and not lifted her foot might have something to do with the conviction. How stupid do you have to be to do that!





As for shoes, I don't think its illegal to drive with high heels on, but it is illegal to drive with your laces undone and also to drive wearing wellington boots!





Oh - and check the boot the next time your in a black cab in London. If they don't have some hay for their horse then they're breaking the law! Crazy or what!
Reply:In the UK it is a legal requirement to wear "suitable footwear" when driving any vehicle on a public highway. Failure to due so could bring charges of driving without due care and attention or even dangerous driving.
Reply:If you can drive safely, it doesn't matter what you wear. If you drive wearing shoes you can't control, you deserve to be punished.





If the same had happened in the UK, she would probably have been prosecuted for causing death by dangerous driving and got 18 months in gaol.
Reply:I don't know but I only drive in flat shoes for two reasons the first is that it is darned uncomfortable to drive in heels and number two is that it could easily damage the heel!
Reply:I would say that she was banned for hitting two pedestrians, killing one of them. Don't think that footwear came into in this case.





Still seems a crazy thing to wear for driving though
Reply:Hippo George, no you didn't get a fine for driving barefoot if you're in the US, since it's not against the law in any state. You may have gotten a ticket for not having your vehicle under your control or something, but I would bet the ticket didn't say anything about being barefoot.





I have no ideas what the laws would be in the UK though.





http://tafkac.org/legal/driving.barefoot...
Reply:Why would anyone wear heels while driving?


It is not a fashion impression to make - as the person driving the vehicle is in control of a lethal weapon, the onus of safety is the drivers responsibility.
Reply:what is stupid ,taking away a DL and imposing a fine to pay the person cannot aford .


as for the heals ,well they killed someone,injured another .
Reply:it is probably easier to drive in high heels.
Reply:I think she was applying lippy at the same time in the rear view mirror and chating away on the mobile.
Reply:I don't know about the legalities of the matter but I wouldn't dream of wearing heels to drive. I wouldn't feel as if I had control and that report proves it.
Reply:good question...maybe its not illegal as most women wouldnt be silly enough to drive in stillettos.i wear heels,but certainly not high ones
Reply:no it isnt but it should be
Reply:Heels don't kill people, people kill people. What happens if a killer uses a toe-sock or a piece of underwear to strangle his next victim? Are we going to have a law against toe-socks or underwear next? Or maybe only killers aren't allowed to wear toe-socks or underwear?





Well, all joking aside. It was not the high heels that caused others harm, it was careless driving--which I believe is illegal in any part of the civilized world.





I don't think we need more specific laws about what people can or cannot do. We need to GET RID of A LOT of SPECIFIC and PETTY LAWS. There are many laws that have outlived their purpose and need cleaning up. There are laws that should never have been made, stupid laws and unfair laws. We have too many laws. This is a moneymaker for lawyers and allows "legal" abuse in the courts.





We don't need more laws, we need BETTER laws in place of all the laws that are in need of a clean-up. We need JUST, SIMPLE and GENERAL laws, making people INESCAPABLY ACCOUNTABLE for their actions, to the extent that it can proven that their choices has any influence on other peoples lives, safety and freedom to make their choices as well.





Freedom doesn't come for free. While we should be free to make our own choices and live our own lives--to the extent that it doesn't infringe on other people's rights and freedoms to live their lives. We are not free to disrespect others freedom with our selfish, thoughtless, mindless or inconsiderate choices, then we've abused our personal freedom and there should be consequences to our actions.
Reply:I drive in heels, but of reasonly height, 7cm that's a very high heel, and that can reduce your control a little, there's no excuse whatever though if youve killed someone
Reply:Oh dear.. i dont know i guess they would just be fined if it were found unintentional



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