Anyone near Taunton on the M5 last night?

[MarillionFan]

If you're disabled, or in the armed forces you can learn to drive at 16.

Or live in the Isle of Man.

[mudskipper]

How would you interpret these accident stats from the DoT showing age profiles?

		Male	Female
Car drivers			
  Under 17	96	   20
  17-19		8,533	5,240
  20-24		15,143	10,295
  25-29		13,346	8,893
  30-34		12,431	7,949
  35-39		11,777	7,651
  40-49		22,439	14,879
  50-59		15,250	8,801
  60-69		9,315	4,460
  70+	        7,466	2,982

Women of all ages are better drivers than men?

[MarillionFan]

Women of all ages are better drivers than men?

That men do all the driving while the ladies are doing their makeup in the passenger seat.

[Old Greg]

Or live in the Isle of Man.

That qualifies as a disability.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Despite the accident, I still see motorways as the safest roads - thankfully accidents such as this are very rare - I'd certainly prefer driving at 60-70 with a BMW jammed up my exhaust than 60-70 with a BMW heading towards me on my side of the road on a blind bend

Ftfy

[Scrag Meister]

Was due to be heading down to Devon on Friday to help parents pack ready for a house move but went to see Evanescence in Hammersmith, and were going to go down on Saturday instead, lucky break.

Didn't go down at all in the end. Summoned my 2 sons in Exeter to go help out instead.

Nasty event. Sounds like may have been bonfire smoke across the carriageway. Look forward to the final report.

Rugby club or whoever had the bonfire could find themselves in some shyte if proven.

[Arturo Bassick]

Rugby club or whoever had the bonfire could find themselves in some shyte if proven.

Can't go wit that myself. It is up to drivers to drive to conditions. If you are approaching a section of road that has poor visibility then slow down before you enter it, not anchor up once you are in it.

[d000hg]

Saying the display shouldn't be held in future is H&S gone mad. It's been run for years. Horrible as it is, ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

[gingerjedi]

Saying the display shouldn't be held in future is H&S gone mad. It's been run for years. Horrible as it is, ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

We learn from our mistakes Shirley? Deliberately creating smoke next to a busy motorway isn't desirable.

[russell]

Which Einstein thought having a fireworks display next to a busy motorway was a good idea? Just because it hasnt caused issues in other years all it takes is the wind change direction. Hope the rugby club have insurance as they are going to in court for the foreseeable future.