An outbreak of common sense at last? This was the front page article in the Oxford Mail last night, in which it transpires that average speeds have reduced by 1.3mph in the 20mph zones while KSI numbers have actually risen.
I particularly liked the the Thames Valley Police spokesman's comment
I've noticed over the past few months that a great number of streets in my area have been designated as 20mph zones, all the relevant signs and road markings being put in place by my local (extremely hard up council). A couple of weeks ago a saw a small white car, a Smart I think, with a speed...
I have a 1998 E240 that I've now owned for 4 years and 45,000m. It has done 92,000 miles in total. Never had a problem with the car till now.
I went on a 3 week holiday and came back and drove the car once and it drove fine. I left it for a week since it didn't have an MOT. The next time I...