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France: Woman Fined For Driving Badly Because Of Veil
French police have fined a woman driver for erratic driving caused by her Islamic headscarf, just weeks after a similar incident sparked a major political row.Police on Thursday in Vaucluse, south France, had not stopped the driver for wearing the niqab, a veil that leaves only the eyes exposed, but for "erratic" driving, commanding officer Charles Bourillon said. Bourillon said officers had decided to check the vehicle after it showed erratic behaviour on the road, and it was only when they signalled for the driver to stop that they saw she was wearing a niqab. The headscarf "was bothering the driver in her manoeuvres... It was obvious she could not see a thing," he said. Police gave the driver a ticket for $31 for driving with a reduced field of vision. Officers then suggested that the woman remove her niqab to improve her sight, which she did. Posted by: Sherry 2010-06-14 |
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