Driver fined for giving way to fire engines
Published: 2013 March 24 01:22:01 (2833 Views)
When Dr Catherine Berry moved into a bus lane to give two speeding fire engines clear passage to their destination she never considered her actions would fall foul of the authorities.
A bus lane camera snapped her moment of public spiritedness and duly despatched a penalty notice for £30.
Outraged, the 38-year-old academic is now locked in a battle with Glasgow City Council to overturn the decision.
Dr Berry, who teaches cell engineering at Glasgow University, said the council refused to accept that letting past emergency vehicles was a valid excuse.
"The case I presented was firstly, it is your natural reaction to shift out of the way when you see an emergency vehicle coming. Secondly, the car in front of me moved, so if I'd stayed there both lanes would have been blocked for the fire engines.
"And thirdly, I looked at London and their transport website says you can use a bus lane if there's an emergency vehicle coming," she said
Dr Berry said that even the council representative for the case admitted the fine "was ridiculous". She has also questioned why the bus lane on Maryhill Road was in action for 24 hours a day and said the whole process "has been exasperating".
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: "A driver would not usually face a penalty if they had a legitimate reason to be in a bus lane – such as avoiding an accident or pulling in to make way for an emergency vehicle. However, we have not been supplied with enough information about this case to be able to comment."
- Herald Scotland
A bus lane camera snapped her moment of public spiritedness and duly despatched a penalty notice for £30.
Outraged, the 38-year-old academic is now locked in a battle with Glasgow City Council to overturn the decision.
Dr Berry, who teaches cell engineering at Glasgow University, said the council refused to accept that letting past emergency vehicles was a valid excuse.
"The case I presented was firstly, it is your natural reaction to shift out of the way when you see an emergency vehicle coming. Secondly, the car in front of me moved, so if I'd stayed there both lanes would have been blocked for the fire engines.
"And thirdly, I looked at London and their transport website says you can use a bus lane if there's an emergency vehicle coming," she said
Dr Berry said that even the council representative for the case admitted the fine "was ridiculous". She has also questioned why the bus lane on Maryhill Road was in action for 24 hours a day and said the whole process "has been exasperating".
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: "A driver would not usually face a penalty if they had a legitimate reason to be in a bus lane – such as avoiding an accident or pulling in to make way for an emergency vehicle. However, we have not been supplied with enough information about this case to be able to comment."
- Herald Scotland
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