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guilty or not guilty..watch a video of boris johnson driving on the motorway

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 12:44

on his mobile with his two boys in the front seat next to him..nice lamborghini..have to say looks irresponsible to me

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southeastastra · 05/08/2006 12:51

what a moron, why does he think he is above the law!

JanH · 05/08/2006 12:53

"the boys were wearing a seatbelt"

There is supposed to be one for each person, you pillock.

Carmenere · 05/08/2006 12:54

Idiot

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 12:55

exactly..he must realise it doesn't actually work if you share

and if you are famous there is always someone watching you too!

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LemonTart · 05/08/2006 12:57

dangerous idiot. Just hope he doesn?t use money and position to wriggle out of it.

Freckle · 05/08/2006 13:21

Clearly a buffoon, but it's bit misleading to say he was driving a 195mph car as it could imply that that was the speed he was driving at - and there's no evidence of that. The car may be capable of 195mph.

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 13:34

I agree the 195mph car bit was clearly put in for added dramatic effect..i don't think it was needed actually..that's why I left it out

I mainly posted it because I'm a nosy old bat for things like this

and he is a culpable person in my eyes

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RubyRioja · 05/08/2006 13:49

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fistfullofnappies · 05/08/2006 14:18

ffs
Im absolutely not a Boris Johnson fan (met him at uni) but he is the children's father, do you honestly think he doesnt care about his sons safety?

My children have travelled 2 in the front seat with a single adult seat belt, they are still alive, like the small Johnsons. Its actually safer with 2, becuase they fill out the seatbelt more. get off your soapboxes and start worrying about famine and war instead. The UK political system that Boris Johnson supports is a far bigger scandal than him putting his 2 sons in the front seat.

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 14:32

you are wrong "Is it safe for two people to share one seat belt?

No. Every person in a vehicle should have his or her own seat belt. In the event of a motor vehicle crash, sharing a seat belt can cause extreme injury and even death as the two sharing the seat belt crash into each other."

from this website here

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 14:38

concerns for raod safety need not be at the expense of political opinion on famine and war..

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southeastastra · 05/08/2006 14:40

'get off your soapboxes' hehe. boris is an arse for doing that and deserves the attention.

irishbird · 05/08/2006 14:46

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serenity · 05/08/2006 14:49

I thought they said 'Boris, I love you'

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 14:50

I haven't got a sound card so can't comment on that

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southeastastra · 05/08/2006 14:52

they say 'boris - i love you' twice

hulababy · 05/08/2006 14:55

Stupid, irresponsible thing to do. You don't put your much loved children in a such a dangerous position IMO. Not necessary and totally unavoidable.

I know there may be even more dangerous things that happen, but why take the risk.

It takes a second for an accident to occur and a child to be killed, but even a lifetime can't put the damage back together again afterwards.

fistfullofnappies · 05/08/2006 14:58

zippi
its legal for a child of 3 or upwards to sit in the front seat with an adult seat belt. Safer with 2, cos they cant wriggle around so much.

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 14:58

he's not keen on being told what to do "Our footballers blub when they lose a match. The nanny state won't let us take our T-shirts off in public lest we get sunburn, and from November all children under the age of 11 will have to be equipped with an expensive plastic booster seat banquette before you can take them in the back of the car. " even if it is to protect childreen who can't choose for themselves

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 14:59

it's not safe at all..it's dangerous..in an accident the seat belt is not protecting them and they are a danger to each other

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hulababy · 05/08/2006 15:00

It is NOT safer to have two children in one seat belt. In the event of a crash they will hit each other, possibly one crushing the other to death as their joint weight impacts against the dashboard. It is never recommended in any of the Government or car manufacturers pages that two people, regardless of age, share a seat belt - instead it is the opposite - they should never share a seatbelt.

hulababy · 05/08/2006 15:01

This comment of hi:

"expensive plastic booster seat banquette before you can take them in the back of the car"

Says it all really doesn't it? You can pick up a booster seat for about £20 probably less, yet he things we should just leave our children unsafe instead. Hmmm.

fistfullofnappies · 05/08/2006 15:03

anything to do with driving and children is the signal for common sense to fly out of the window.

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zippitippitoes · 05/08/2006 15:05

in Boris's case apparently so sadly enough

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fistfullofnappies · 05/08/2006 15:06

ha ha...on mn I mean

never forget the poster who said that her blood boiled at the thought of children in the back seat without seat belts