Woman fined for erratic driving caused by veil
Woman fined for erratic driving caused by veil
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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 in Vaucluse in southern 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.
Mr Bourillon says officers 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 22 euros ($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.
The Islamic veil has become a political hot potato in France.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's government is pushing ahead with a legal ban on wearing full-face veils such as the niqab or burqa in public, despite a warning from state judicial experts that such a law could be unconstitutional.
In April, a woman in the French city of Nantes was fined for wearing a veil while driving.
The incident spiralled after a minister threatened to punish her Muslim husband for offences including polygamy.
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 in Vaucluse in southern 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.
Mr Bourillon says officers 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 22 euros ($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.
The Islamic veil has become a political hot potato in France.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's government is pushing ahead with a legal ban on wearing full-face veils such as the niqab or burqa in public, despite a warning from state judicial experts that such a law could be unconstitutional.
In April, a woman in the French city of Nantes was fined for wearing a veil while driving.
The incident spiralled after a minister threatened to punish her Muslim husband for offences including polygamy.
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Why on earth do they insist on wearing this ridiculous garment. 
As I said before, it's like having the Grim Reaper sneak up on you and judging by the OP post, is highly dangerous in many situations
As I said before, it's like having the Grim Reaper sneak up on you and judging by the OP post, is highly dangerous in many situations
If they insist on wearing them then they should wear them in their own country 
only guys in white transit vans doing bank jobs are allowed to wear them.
Last edited by SwissTony; Jun 14, 2010 at 08:46 AM.
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