Pepi Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 Just of late we have had a lot of the advert on the box telling us "if you hit me at 40mph , I have around an 80% chance of being killed but if you hit me at 30 mph I have around an 80% chance of surviving" etc etc ...... question is "whats happened to all the road safety ads aimed at kids crossing the road safely? ( the green cross code etc) the ad could then run ..... "if you use the green cross code you have about a 100% chance of not being knocked down in the first place!!!!! I must say I agree with Quentin Wilsons idea of road speed that at times 40 mph in some built up areas is quite acceptable (good roads and good viz etc) but at school leaving time anywhere near schools the limit should be 20 or even fifteen mph. there seems to be more and more responsibility aimed at the driver and while I don't condone speeding anywhere kids might be around I must say that road safety ads for kids seems to have dropped off massively .... or is it just me? Quote
Ginger Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 It's a bit like the 'Now you see him, NOW you see him, NOW YOU SEE HIM' ad for looking out for motorcyclists... What was the motorcyclist doing overtaking a car at a junction, let alone one it was clearly indicating to turn into...? Quote
lukeyboy Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 I'd prefer to see the ad which says "Parents, where your child? do you really consider that the road is a suitable playground, supervise your child and take some responsibility for your chavette. A car weighs a lot more than a 7 year old and it's going to bl**** hurt no matter what speed it's doing!!" or possibly... "On benefits?, no job?, then keep it in your trousers. If you can't afford kids, don't have em!" Quote
Boomy Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 They use all these adverts to justify the amount of cash they generate from cameras etc.They attempt to make almost all of the country believe that 31 mph in a 30 zone means you are a dangerous criminal. It works too to some extent as many believe you should be burned at the stake for making a camera flash no matter where it is, what bush it was hidden behind or under what conditions. Those ads should actually say "hit me at 40 mph and there's an 80% chance that the speed limit on that road will be lowered.Hit me at 30 mph and there's an 80% chance it will be classed as an accident black spot and a camera will be installed" It has also been shown that in the majority of cases, if you are doing 40 mph in a 30 zone and the village idiot walks into the road, by the time you have reacted and started to brake the impact speed will be 30 mph or less anyway. Those adverts are based on the assumption that all accidents involve the driver looking at his gameboy etc rather than the road, so they are not even aware somebody is in front of them and hit them at whatever speed they happen to be doing at the time. All utter rubbish in most cases. Anyway back to your original point, once they figure out how they can invent jaywalking cameras that fine kids or parents you can expect to see adverts for the green cross code again. Btw, search on here for speed cameras etc as this was talked about quite a lot recently. Quote
Tigger Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 "On benefits?, no job?, then keep it in your trousers. If you can't afford kids, don't have em!" Bit harse init Luke .... but true Tigger Quote
lukeyboy Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Hey! I don't see why my tax money should be spent on some smack rat with 6 kids, who sits on her backside smoking regals all day, watching bid up TV, while her kids smash and paint everything within a 2 mile radius of their run down council house. Next thing you know little Chesney has been run over because his mum has never taught him how to cross the road or taught him right from wrong or any road sense as she's usually too busy racking up credit on the catalogue!!. Blink and it's traffic calming central with a 20mph zone for good measure. Hey presto £80k of tax payers money down the swanny!!! I thinking of writing to Tony Blair and suggesting steralising them so they cannot breed. Maybe introduce some kind of IQ and fashion test, if they fail pop them in the back of the mobile van, bob's ya uncle, they can't dilute the gene pool any longer It is a documented fact that child pedestrian injuries are higher in areas of economic depression. This is one of my pet hates I better leave it there before the vein on my forehead explodes P.S. You will probably find the reason for all the road maddness is that the government set a crazy target of reducing child pedestrian injury accidents by about 40% over a 10 year period. Now considering that we have some of the safest roads in europe this would be very difficult to achieve. You would need loads of speed cameras, traffic calming, plenty of stupid advertising commercials and get all cars to move at between 20 and 30mph. Quote
pistonbroke Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 On that note I would like to propose Boomy for the next P.M. and Lukeyboy for Min of Trans. Quote
lukeyboy Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 On that note I would like to propose Boomy for the next P.M. and Lukeyboy for Min of Trans. Could you also put me down to run the prison service and the courts? Bring back hanging and flogging Quote
Mitchamidilly Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 I say bring back Tufty the Squirrel! Edited to say: Was it the green cross code man who played Darth Vader? Quote
Boomy Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 I say bring back Tufty the Squirrel! Edited to say: Was it the green cross code man who played Darth Vader? Sure was. Had a quick hunt to find a pic.. http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/grenxcod.htm Quote
Blatman Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Dave Prowse was indeed Darth Vader and the Green Cross Man. As for the ad in question, I too find myself screaming "And if you stay on the pavement, there's a 100% chance of me not hitting you..." Can't see why parents don't teach their kids this one simple lesson. They seem to manage alright teaching them not to stick their fingers in 240volt sockets or not jump out of their bedroom windows or pick up hot kettles/irons etc etc... Quote
Pepi Posted August 1, 2006 Author Posted August 1, 2006 I can remember a time when officials (of some kind) came to our school and taught highway code including "how to cross the road safely" and how to ride your bicycle safely" remember the cycle proficiency test? (showing age again) Whats happened to all that? All the kids round here seem to ride anywhere they want pavements, middle of the road, wrong way up the road ..... they almost dare you to knock them down riding in the middle of the road at about 5 mph or zooming off the pavement while doing a wheelie etc . No wonder some of em get creamed once in a while!! Quote
lukeyboy Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 I can remember a time when officials (of some kind) came to our school and taught highway code including "how to cross the road safely" and how to ride your bicycle safely" remember the cycle proficiency test? (showing age again) Whats happened to all that? All the kids round here seem to ride anywhere they want pavements, middle of the road, wrong way up the road ..... they almost dare you to knock them down riding in the middle of the road at about 5 mph or zooming off the pavement while doing a wheelie etc . No wonder some of em get creamed once in a while!! I hate the cocky little sods who take their time crossing the road on purpose and then give you the "I'm the hardest ****** in the world, come and have a go if you think your hard enough" stare. This is like a red rag to a bull to me, I then have to see how close I can get to them without hitting them. Did you know it is an offence to loiter on a pedestrian crossing? If a Policeman was inclined you could be prosecuted!! Like that would ever happen Quote
Boomy Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 I hate the cocky little sods who take their time crossing the road on purpose and then give you the "I'm the hardest ****** in the world Yeah, or the ones who cross while clear and press the button after they have crossed and are walking away.Usually because cars are now approaching of course. Anyway, you may find this story interesting LINK Quote
lukeyboy Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 He He! good story. I wonder if the number plate was imprinted across his head. Although I don't think I would be keen to ram my car into the laundry wall!! On the you pet hate about kids pushing the buttons at crossing and walking away... there is a busy junction just off the motorway, near where I live, the local school kids did the same thing. Council trialed some video detection units which cancel the push button demand unless you stand ready to cross the road, otherwise the wait lamp just goes out. That really stumped em!! Quote
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