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[Ian G <iang AT iang.org>]

Just a little light amusement to lighten up the day!





http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171.stm?lss


The mystery of Ireland's worst driver

Details of how police in the Irish Republic finally caught up with the 
country's most reckless driver have emerged, the Irish Times reports.

He had been wanted from counties Cork to Cavan after racking up scores 
of speeding tickets and parking fines.

However, each time the serial offender was stopped he managed to evade 
justice by giving a different address.

But then his cover was blown.

It was discovered that the man every member of the Irish police's rank 
and file had been looking for - a Mr Prawo Jazdy - wasn't exactly the 
sort of prized villain whose apprehension leads to an officer winning an 
award.

In fact he wasn't even human.

"Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving licence and not the 
first and surname on the licence," read a letter from June 2007 from an 
officer working within the Garda's traffic division.

Map showing Poland

"Having noticed this, I decided to check and see how many times officers 
have made this mistake.

"It is quite embarrassing to see that the system has created Prawo Jazdy 
as a person with over 50 identities."