A report by the government's transport advisors has recommended that all cars be fitted with a speed-limiting device, claiming that the measure - if implemented - would cut road injuries by 29%.
The device, known as a 'copper', would be installed in the back seat of the car, and equipped with a 9mm handgun. If the driver were to exceed the speed limit of the road on which he was driving, the speed limiter would hit him over the head with the pistol and a voice would tell him: "Who do you think you are - Stirling Moss? You're nicked, sunshine."
However, campaign group Safe Speed has warned against the use of the device, saying that it might get carried away and empty the gun into the driver's head, just to be on the safe side.
The government says that no decision has been made on whether to implement the report, but it sounded like just the kind of nanny-state bullying that Gordon Brown would love.
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