On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:24:45 +0100, Matt B
wrote:

Another case of a regulation which does little to improve anyone's
safety against those who are the real danger, but which inconveniences,
burdens and removes innocent and harmless pleasures from the majority of
"normal", safe, conscientious and generally law-abiding citizens.

Motoring cannot be considered a 'safe' activity. Not only to
motorists kill themselves be the score every year, but they also kill
dozens of pedestrians and cyclists.

I seem to recall that motoring is the biggest single cause of
unnatural death in the UK.