On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:47:53 -0000
"Robin" wrote:
Also perhaps an element of concern about the other silly sods driving
into them. How close would you fancy standing to some moron sending
texts while in charge of a lethal weapon?

Its not hard to lay cones out to narrow the lanes so people have to slow down.
Besides, a lot of people do anyway near an accident just to have a look.
Theres no reason to close entire roads unless theres debris all over them.

Seems to me the police do it just so they can tick every box for a presecution.
Certainly insurance companies these days don't seem to give a **** who was
to blame for an accident. More often than not they settle on 50/50 blame
no matter what the circumstances.

B2003