I'm the same as Steve - new to this blog and replying to very old posts! But I'm loving reading this. Very insightful. I totally agree with the honking thing too. Some things people do is beyond belief. I also agree about the speed bumps. We have loads in our town and my first thought was "But what about emergency services?". (Our road seems to be one of the last roads to get speed bumps (several hit children later), and yet with 2 schools in the one road we should have been one of the first.) One thing that really worries me is the extremely busy road that runs through our town centre, which has been changed into a single one way lane - I cringe every time I hear a siren in town - there is just nowhere for anyone to pull in, and often the traffic is at a standstill due to multiple traffic lights.