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IN THE NEWS
Shad Thomas gives us his regular round-up of the way the newspapers have covered the transport industry this week.
On 22 November 1963 a spray of gunfire in Dallas gave birth to the sort of conspiracy theories and rumours that truck drivers thrive on. Now, 40 years on, the American government has learned one or two lessons about protecting presidents.
Among these is an armour-clad Cadillac DeVille. The 22ft long, four-tonne presidential limo rolled into London last week bearing all the hallmarks of a government a tad wary about its perception on the world stage.
The Heraldtdd us to try this for size: 5in military-grade armour which can withstand a hit from rocket-propelled grenades; armour-piercing-bullet-resistant windows; a chassis built to shrug off an exploding land-mine: and kevlarreinforced tyres. Inside, standard equipment runs to nightvision cameras, pump-action shotguns, oxygen masks and bottles of the president's own blood.., just in case.
The designers even thought about road rage because the limo carries the missile launch codes for all-out nuclear war. We've no facts to base this on, but were betting that the vehicle's horn blares: "Come and have a go Bin Laden, if you think you're tough enough."
Presidential visit
Road safety top of agenda for fite:h
Both The Sun and the Daily Mirror continue to run stories on the scourge that is the speed camera. The former relied on a "top traffic cop" to tell us that the gatso on the A232 at West Wickham. Kent was "just a cash machine for police.., pointing in the direction most likely to catch the motorist," (at the road, presumably).
This speed camera is just a cash machine for police
SAYS THE MET'S EX-TRAFFIC CHIEF
The Mirror also reported on new cameras that display a smiley face or frown depending on the speed you're driving at instead of issuing fines. "They're about saving lives, not making money," bleated a spokeswoman before, no doubt, skipping gaily into a lush meadow to pick daisies and forget all about those naughty motorists with Mr Grumpy faces who regularly break speed limits.