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On 05/08/2011 09:07, Norman Wells wrote: > Doug wrote: >> Further confirmation that nowhere is safe from these maniac motorists. >> Cyclists had better watch out! Why can't motorists stay on roads >> where they belong? >> >> "Five people have been injured after a car crashed into several market >> stalls in a Northumberland town. >> >> Police said the silver Ford Cougar, driven by a woman, crashed in >> Alnwick Market Place at about 16:30 BST injuring three women and two >> men. > > Why oh why isn't there a law against this sort of thing? Get an > e-petition going, Doug.

Oh, there is, but he wants a "preventative" law which stops people even driving in the first place. And what of all the benefits that motoring provides? "What benefits?" asketh Doug. Which says all you need to know about him.