We hate motorists, they are all guilty...

Just as all men are rapists, the left have decided that all motorists are guilty of something. Hence we have speed cameras enforcing much reduced speed limits and average speed cameras on any set of road works, again with the speed limit set dangerously low and eagerly enforced. The average speed cameras "protecting" the long-term roadworks on the A40 heading west after Savoy Circus are now set to 20mph, the road is now full of drivers who are looking at their speedometers and trying desperately to keep to 20mph whilst other drivers who have missed the 20mph sign and assume the limit is still 30mpf, drive along flashing the "slowcoaches"; road safety - I think not.

Now I read that (my emphasis)

"A new offence of causing death by careless driving comes into force across the UK next week. It means motorists who kill while avoidably distracted could for the first time face prison.

Historically, careless driving has only been punishable with a fine, whatever the consequences.

The new offence means UK motorists, who kill after allowing themselves to lose concentration, can be imprisoned for up to five years.

So what sort of distractions might count against a driver who causes a fatal crash?

The Ministry of Justice gives these examples: reading a text message, glancing at a map, eating, drinking, tuning a radio, putting on make up."

So pressing a button to retune a car radio at the same time as someone cuts into your lane is to be considered as a imprisonable offence and on a par with texting whilst driving. Is eating is now illegal in a car? What has happened to this Country? Are we all so cowed by the all powerful State that we will just sit back and take whatever restrictions on our liberty are?