Posted By TBC
I don't think we in Britain go in for 'personal' law or regs. We tend to go for tragic events as listed below:

Fire Legislation
? The Keighley mill fire in February 1956 resulted in the death of eight people and led to the Factories Act 1961.
? The Hendersons department store fire in June 1960 resulted in the death of 11 people and led to the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963.
? The Top Storey club fire in Bolton resulted in 19 deaths and led to greater powers for fire authorities under the Licensing Act 1964.
? The Rose and Crown fire in Saffron Walden on Boxing day 1969 resulted in 11 deaths and led to hotels and boarding houses being designated under the Fire Precautions Act 1971.
? The Woolworths store fire in Manchester in 1979 resulted in 12 deaths and led to the Upholstered Furniture (Safety) Regulations 1980.
? The Bradford football stadium fire in May 1985, in which 58 people died, resulted in the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987.
? Finally, the King's Cross rail fire of 1987 resulted in 31 deaths and led to the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989.

Those pieces of legislation had one thing in common: they were what is known in the trade as ‘tombstone’ or 'stable door' legislation.