ewt | Driving Standards

Got this by e-mail:

Hi Everyone

I have just received this important announcement from a close friend who
works in public sector transport and who feels this news should be passed
onto all as high priority - apparently it only applies in England as for
instance Scotland have their own Parliament and pass their own legislation
regarding transport safety

The information passed to me reads

Important Information Release from the Department of transport.

There is concern over the current driving standards in England, so the
Department of Transport have devised a scheme to identify poor and dangerous
drivers. This system will allow all road users to recognise the potentially
hazardous and dangerous ones, or those with limited driving skills.

From the middle of May 2006 all those drivers who are found to be a
potential hazard to all other road users will be issued with a white flag,
bearing a red cross. This flag clearly indicates their inability to drive
properly. These flags must be clipped to a door of the car and be visible to
all other drivers and pedestrians. Those drivers who have shown particularly
poor driving skills will have to display two flags, one on each side of the
car to indicate an even greater lack of skill and limited driving
intelligence.

Please circulate this to as many other motorists as you can, in order that
drivers and pedestrians will be aware of the meaning of these flags. Thank
you for your co-operation.

Department of Transport