Australian Road Safety Campaign

[martine]

From the bbc website:

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The roads minister of Victoria in Australia: Tim Pallas has used strong language to criticise Lewis Hamilton after his road car was impounded by Melbourne police.

Mr Pallas criticised the 25-year-old British racing driver on the day that Victoria launched a "Don't Be a Dickhead" road safety campaign.

Asked whether Lewis Hamilton met that description, he said: "OK, I'll say it. He's a dickhead."

But Australian driver Mark Webber has defended his fellow competitor, saying his homeland had become a nanny state, with ridiculous parking and speeding rules.
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You can hear the radio interview here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8592317.stm

Don't you just love the direct Australian approach...can't really imagine any UK minister doing the same.

PS. In case you don't know Lewis was charged with 'improper use of a motor-vehicle' - I wonder what the criteria are for that?

[Horse]

you just love the direct Australian approach...can't really imagine any UK minister doing the same.

LH was wheelspinning, IIRC

[jont]

PS. In case you don't know Lewis was charged with 'improper use of a motor-vehicle' - I wonder what the criteria are for that?

From what I've understood of the incident, it's not so dissimilar to S59 over here.

[MGF]

Suprisingly, only a couple.

[martine]

Suprisingly, only a couple.

Blimey...I would be guilty serveral times over the last couple of months (snow).