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The two-legged freeway menace

crash_pedestrian_bike_(c) Gavin Foster

They’re still playing that ridiculous “Arrive Alive” ad on the radio. The one that says something along the lines of “If you run over a pedestrian you WILL be charged with culpable homicide, whether it’s your fault or not!” That’s bollocks, and they know it, says Gavin Foster…

Loony laws passed by bored politicians

sleeping police car

In the 1960s, when cars had lousy brakes, the roads were crap, there were no speed limits and you were allowed to drive with a BAC of .15 (that’s about eight beers), fewer people died on our roads proportionately than today. Gavin Foster wonders why …

Just sign here

I’ve recently been doing the rounds of local dealers, inspecting and test-driving new cars prior to deciding which one merits getting myself into five years worth of debt for.  The difference between this exercise and my normal assignments was that price was a major factor in whether a car made it onto the “wanted” list [...]

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