A modest proposal

It has been suggested to me that if a police driver accidentally kills someone this deserves a long prison sentence and a £10 billion fine.

I think this is unreasonable, not least because motoring is difficult and accidents, sometimes tragically fatal, happen, and motoring is much more dangerous and complicated than train driving or airliner flying.

I therefore make a modest proposal, as follows:

  1. the road network will be divided into streets, on which pedestrians are allowed (with or without separate pavements but they will be allowed in the walkway) and motor-roads (on which pedestrians are not allowed) (motorways are unaffected and would continue as now)
  2. the speed limit on streets will be 20 mph or less 
  3. the speed limit on motor-roads will be as now
  4. alternative routes for pedestrians and cyclists, including free cycle lifts if necessary, will be provided to bypass motor-roads
  5. emergency services vehicles while using lights and sirens, and railed vehicles, will be exempt

Driving at 20 mph may be a pain. But it should reduce accidents.

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