Talk:Bridget Driscoll

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A light account of the court case can be found in The Times (London) "INQUEST.-Last evening Mr. Percy Morrison," Wednesday, Aug 26, 1896. Seems to infer that the driver was a cabbie and that it was not for a special exhibition but not enough evidence to determine.

[edit] Accuracy of quotes

I've changed "tremendous speed" and "This must never happen again" quotes. They seem overdramatic and exaggerated for humor value. How could 4mph be considered "tremendous" when a pedestrian can easily outrun it? The exact quotes seem to vary among sources; but [1] seems fairly authoritative and has more plausible-sounding quotes, so I've substituted them into the article. Does someone have a more reliable, paper-book source? Redquark 15:34, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for providing this source. It also implies that a "reckless pace ... like a fire engine" and 4 mph were considered very different alternatives at the time, while the article makes it sound like people were referring to 4 mph as a "reckless pace". I'll change it and add the source to the article. --Allen 05:57, 3 June 2006 (UTC)