Taxis and speed

Speed kills - or does it?

It isn't speed that kills. Speed - or more accurately - excessive speed, is simply one contributory factor in many accidents, among which the chief factor is simply poor driving. In fact, most accidents still count alcohol among the most significant causative factors in accidents in the UK.

That doesn't mean we favour taxis or anyone else being given the green light to race down Mostyn Street at 50 mph. In fact, variable speed limits would be an excellent idea, since Mostyn Street should - ideally - have a limit of no more than 20mph. Oh, and can we also try to do something about the young mothers who adopt the fascinating strategy of pushing their baby's chair into the road ahead of them to slow the traffic?