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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1321802/130-year-old-steam-engine-crashes-8mph-Cotswold-hamlet.html

Bring back the Red Flag

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But do we know the iimpact speed. I suspect that, in this case, it was higher the normal travelling speed

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells
When I see a youth in a motor car I do d.c.brown

THERE'S the cause!!! Excess speed - 5mph instead of 3 - 4 mph - 33% above it's normal operational speed, and with the wrong tyres on!
Everyone knows that metal tyres are dodgy in the wet!!

Is this vehicle supposed to carry three while towing a caravan? I realise they don't have to have seatbelts fitted - but were they wearing hard hats?

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Time to take responsibility for our actions.. and don't be afraid of speaking out!