I’m not convinced that a car should need to be built to be “Pedestrian Friendly” – my view is that pedestrians need to be aware of cars, not the other way around.

I think it’s criminal that some vehicles are still sold new without even a driver airbag and with not even an option. That would be Toyota 70 series – am I negative towards them – yes. They should be leading the field. The only other vehicle you can buy without driver airbag is the Mahindra.

The Corolla can’t be had with ESP either, and they are happy enough to sell them by the millions. Again, very poor form from Toyota, but their bank account is growing nicely, I’m sure. Can’t understand why buyers are not more selective – if no-one bought a Corolla until it had ESP, it wouldn’t take Toyota long to include it. I guess people just like bending over……