Few people condone drinking and driving these days, yet to speed along Britain's crowded highways is often regarded as acceptable.

Police are aiming to change that attitude because speed kills far more people each year than alcohol.

In the past they have shown tolerance to people doing up to 37mph in 30mph zones but all that has changed. Now the tolerance level is 35mph.

Motorists are moaning and groaning but they should not do so. Speed limits are imposed to save lives.

Drivers caught on the A259 seafront road in Hove should recall that there have been nine deaths on the highway into neighbouring Brighton in recent years.

Many of those were caused by people going too fast. They were deaths that could have been avoided.

Pedestrians hit by cars travelling at 40mph almost always die.

At 35mph they have some hope of survival and below 30mph it rapidly improves.

Before the breathalyser was introduced 33 years ago, drink-driving was widespread and many people died.

It's high time drivers going too fast were treated the same way.

They are not heroes. They are stupid and dangerous.

Tragic hero Everyone who travels along the coastal road in Shoreham will soon be reminded about the tragic death last year of PC Jeff Tooley.

A memorial to him will be unveiled at the spot where he was killed by a hit-and-run-driver during a routine speed check.

It means PC Tooley, a young policeman who died in the line of duty, will never be forgotten.

An even better memorial, which may come later, will be a change in the law so that longer sentences can be imposed in cases where driving causes death.

Royal regalia Tony Shephard has a private royal collection which has become one of the largest in the country.

Tomorrow visitors to Offham Church near Lewes will get a rare chance to look at some of the items such as one of Queen Victoria's nightdresses.

Tony even has a few replica items including a crown, orb and sceptre in the loo of his Lewes home.

Visitors often emerge red-faced with laughter. It's what you might call a royal flush.