A failed driving test

A slow news day on GMTV meant a report into how a girl taking her test for the third time was failed for splashing a pedestrian and not stopping to apologise "if you can believe it" says Ben "I can" replies Fiona with the tone of voice suggesting 'how petty'.

Yeah I can believe it too it's called driving without due care and attention, either she didn't see the puddle, didn't see the pedestrian, or just didn't care. Make your own mind up with what she says

"I was driving down [road] and went through a puddle splashing a pedestrian, I didn't think anything of it for the ten minutes it took to get back to the test centre"

Yep that's right she splashed a pedestrian and "didn't think anything of it" because, as we all know, pedestrians are the lowest form of life on our streets.

[Update 10/9 - Wow a really slow news day this featured as the last story on the ITV national news. They dug out the Highway Code to ascertain why she'd been failed and could only come up with the 'show consideration' rule. Look either she didn't see the puddle in time, she didn't see the pedestrian in time, or just didn't care about either. Amusingly her defence about not avoiding the puddle was that swerving out the way might have caused an accident. Well yes if there was another car in the oncoming lane, and if there was then you just slow down. If you have to screech to a slowdown then you weren't paying attention and it's still in every case 'driving without due care and attention'; sheesh!

Apparently the instructor actually failed her because they classed the splashing as an 'accident' and thus she should have stopped to give her details]