I'll add:
Almost any new legislation that is introduced to supposedly 'save lives'. Yes, that's a little emotional trick the government like to play on an unwary public when they're planning to:
- Raise taxes (road tax - environmentally friendly, green, saves lives).
- Add a new stealth tax (more speed cameras, saves lives).
- Strip you of your civil liberties or other consumer freedoms (smoking ban, minimum pricing for alcohol - saves lives).
- Invade your privacy (more CCTV, snooping on emails to identify 'terrorist networks', saves lives).
How about locking us in our houses and feeding us through our letterboxes? That could save thousands of lives!