Driving

I was listening to Radio 4 this morning in the car (as you do) and there was a feature on the proposed new driving laws which are currently being researched. During this feature a lady read out a "victim statement" which she had written to read to the court just before the judge passed sentence on a 19 year old driver who had killed her daughter. Said daughter was 26; had just graduated from Oxford; seemed like one of life's beautiful people and was brutally slain by some unrepentant young fucking scumbag driver. If they want a deterrent for young people and a real warning of the damage they can do in their cars then perhaps a tape of this desperately sad message should be played to them a few times over the course of their lessons.

Of course it's likely that nothing can be done about the hardcore unrepentant delinquents who use the public roads as racetracks with scant regard for their own or anyone else's safety. Except maybe when one of them is caught in the act - such a the fat former boxer Nasseem whatsisname - they should be made an example of. Letting them out after serving half a short sentence is no deterrent.

Anyway - I hope this investigation does come up with some good new measures for lowering the body count of young drivers and the innocent victims of their ineptitude/recklessness on the roads.

Steve Irwin

RIP fella.

"What kind of man was Steve Irwin? He stopped Australian Government plans to allow rich tourists into the Northern Territory to kill crocodiles for sport. He brought the beauty of nature back to millions through his documentaries. And he showed that if you love doing something, then you should put all your passion into doing it. Nothing less. He was a nice man. He was a kind man. Perhaps, the last real man... gone."
Alan, Brisbane, Australia

Jane Tomlinson

Go visit here and be humbled. This lady is a national hero. She will be dead soon and to use what little time you have left for the benefit of others in such a way... words fail me. The phrase "We are not worthy" comes to mind.