Read the full judgment text of CACC 000623/1973 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 21 August 1973.
1. The appellant was convicted of careless driving. While proceeding along the centre lane of a three lane carriageway, she wandered slightly into the near side lane and collided, albeit gently, with a stationary bus. It appears she was distracted by a driver behind sounding his horn either to give warning that he was about to overtake or to encourage her to proceed at a somewhat faster pace. Although she had filed notice of appeal against conviction as well as sentence her solicitor abandoned t