I think the important factor is kinetic energy. k =1/2 mv^2 So increased velocity is more dangerous, as of course is stopping distance, and higher bumpers resulting in more severe injuries. (View Post)

Because we now see that Cameron's famous description of "Fruitcakes, swivel eyed loons and closet racists" is no longer accurate. The racists are completely uncloseted now.… (View Post)

That is not true. SUV style cars with their higher bumpers are more likely to be fatal to pedestrians. https://www.carwow.co.uk/news/8747/suvs-significantly-more-likely-cause-pedestrian-deaths-study#… (View Post)

The other good thing about Channel 4 News is that they credit viewers with intelligence and attention span by featuring relatively long reports in depth on fewer subjects. The old Newsnight was as go… (View Post)

A student friend of mine was standing in the rain in Westminster waiting for a bus back in the Eighties, getting drenched. A man came out of an office nearby and flagged down a taxi. He asked her whe… (View Post)