Cars the death of us

Another tragic news story but with a more personal bent as one of the victims is the son of someone I know. There have been 9 deaths in 9 days on South Australian roads - the latest news release. This is turning out to be a year of high road deaths. Ads and other efforts have not made a difference so what will? We have a lot of drag racing in South Australia and no doubt the whole of Australia. The culprits are generally young people who don't think much about death and don't think they will die. This time (and it is not the first) an innocent person unfortunate enough to be on the road at the same time was killed and his girlfriend seriously injured. Wrong place wrong time. But that is not enough. We can't accept these events and dismiss them as 'tragic'. We shouldn't get over them. It is surely time to do something about the car manufacturing industry and other players in this game. The sides of Australian roads are littered with flowers - stobie poles and trees wear them, markers indicate death and serious injury.
So for a start, what is hard about addressing the speed that cars can go at? Any car you buy has a speedometer that goes to 200 or more kph. Perhaps making cars specifically for the racing industry that can go faster (ie special circumstances). When are we going to get a politician who takes this up as a main issue? We have a 'no pokies' politician. What about a 'no fast cars' politician. My mind cannot think clearly about other measures but this is a start. Cars are the enemy. If we can't get rid of them let's get them back under our control. The Australian scifi movie The cars that ate Paris I have often thought was revolutionary. A remake reality movie will be The cars that ate Australia.