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As Lindsay Lohan got some bad news today, getting arrested on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop, her fellow horrible Hollywood driver Amanda Bynes got some good news.

Amanda Bynes is not a danger to the public, a judge has ruled.

The troubled actress -- who recently had her car impounded and her driving licence suspended -- had a court hearing today and although she didn't turn up, Los Angeles Judge Elden Fox says she is not a risk to society.

While the district attorney argued Amanda should be ordered to put up $50,000 bail as a condition of remaining free pending her October 29 trial, the judge chose not to impose the requested bail, stating: "Technically, Ms. Bynes is not in violation of order not to drive without a valid driver's licence."

On June 5, Amanda was officially charged with driving under the influence due to an arrest in April in which she allegedly ran into a police cruiser with her BMW. She also refused to submit to a chemical test at the time of her arrest and the following day, her attorney entered a not guilty plea on her behalf.

On September 5, the former child star was charged with two counts of misdemeanour hit and run for accidents that occurred April 1 and Aug. 4.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine for each count and the sentence can run consecutively.

(This article contains information from BANG Showbiz on ctv.ca)