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Notice in the Jay Leno interview, Clarkson remarked that it used to be traveling to America was like going to jail "except with more food" and that coming back to the UK was like regaining freedom. Now it is the other way around. I lived in Oxford for a few months while I was studying there. In fact some of my earlier posts on this site were from Oxford. Anyway, it definitely did seem like much more of a safety-conscious nanny state than we even have here. It seemed like no one could do anything without putting on some bright yellow, green, and orange safety vest. The government busy-bodies haven't restricted Americans quite so much...yet. Yes there is movement in that direction, but I also see very encouraging resistance to move government control. There are significant efforts, even among politicians, to do away with speed cameras. Supposedly the Automotive Task Force loved the CTS-V coupe. All hope is not lost. There are still plenty of people out there who understand freedom, and the best we can do is fight for it, and then exercise it responsibly.