We live in a country where the nanny state still isn't serious about road safety (too many people too, hard to make the tough decisions) The nanny state will hunt down old fellas riding 'illegal electric scooters capable of the dizzying speeds of 25 km/h" yet allow maniacs in their death machines to rule the roads (my family and many others were nearly destroyed when a cluster of learner drivers merged and a lunatic doing at least 130 km/h in a 90 km/h zone came around the outside nearly collecting everyone ,I witnessed at least 100 speeding drivers yesterday and 3 close calls in a 2 hour drive ,yet not one cop car over the last 3 days )
The nanny state will look for any easy opportunity to be seen to be doing something to protect the public from itself (and itself from the hungry media) and soft targets with minority participants will bear the brunt of their controlling hand.
www.smh.com.au/national/call-for-headland-to-be-closed-after-crash-20081227-gdt7so.htmlI am not sure of the circumstances (and neither are the cops or the media) but the nanny state is quick to respond .
if you think that kiting at your local is safe from the nanny state ,think again
