Alan winked back, and they wandered on, past rifle-ranges, hooplas and dodgem cars.

Now I know where fairground dodgem cars were invented.

The dodgem cars came first, smashing through the reinforced sides of their stand and heading straight for us at impossible speed.

The subsequent films may, at least, explain why the current picture begins with a sequence depicting mentally challenged adults driving dodgem cars.

The rest of the dodgem cars were already upon us, so Suzie and I threw ourselves in opposite directions, out of their way.