STOP! LOOK! LISTEN and THINK!

I sincerely hope that Spain and the other countries mentioned in this article (http://www.fuengirolascout.net/driving-in-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-2875) , stay the way they are. I am english and have live and driven in many of the EU member states and I dread any time I have to go to the UK and drive. As a motorist I feel utterly powerless. It is a fact that you have less rights as one. Unlike others using a public highway, the motorist can be stopped by the police without reason, searched and failing to answer questions is a crime in itself.

Untill very recently Britain's roads were under the grip of the safety lobby. People that prioritise reducing you or your child's risk of premature death down to zero at all costs. If this involves bringing the economy down to it's knees due to traffic crawling along at 20mph or premeturely writing off vehicles due to speed bumps every 3 meters, then so be it. If this involves setting britain up as a police state with a bleak future, speed carmera on every corner, fine. Oh but, "The Children! The Children!". whatever. People die on roads. Get over it.

The coalition announced an end to the war on the motorist. Is this new hope or a new set of false promises? we'll see...