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fred wrote:
"Bridget Driscoll achieved notoriety by becoming the first pedestrian to
be killed in a car accident in the United Kingdom. Whilst visiting the
Crystal Palace in London on 17th August 1896, she was hit by an
automobile which was giving demonstration rides at a maximum speed of 4 mph. R.D."

Whats the point of these new 20mph city speed limits ? They obviously need to be about 3mph


Bring back the man with the red flag. Not only will it eliminate road
deaths but it will also eliminate unemployment. I can see NuLabr adopting
this policy as a matter of urgency to reduce the hideous carnage on our
roads.


Eh? Whaddayermean not many people die onthe roads nowadays?

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