Speeding courses accidents (or not)

[bosshog]

From The Times:

quote:Two thirds of accidents on the M25 are caused by drivers not paying attention to the road, according to a survey by Claimsplus, an accident claims company. RoSPA said that the consequences of using the handheld devices while at the wheel could be “horrendous”. A spokesman said: “We would ....

And yet they''re spending millions on speeding campaigns. Edited by bosshog on Tuesday 7th August 09:29

[richb]

Sorry saw the subject and though it was about a course on speeding

[campbell]

I was wondering when these campains are going to come in Scotland and teach all of use to drive faster Im all for it

[bosshog]

sorry - speed causes accidents

[campbell]

Do you mean going at 65 mph is goimg to cause an accident? Do you, bosshog think doing this speed you are speeding on a British road? Don't you mean excess speed can incerase the risk of an accident to happen when you get these numpties tall gating others!!!

[Eastie]

No, speeding causes accidents. The government says so and they must be right because TV says the same thing. And TV is always right because the media always have a balanced and considered opinion based on research and fact.

[campbell]

Tell me Eastie do you realy believe what the government or what the TV people say is the truth, I think there are all full of sh**e in my opinion but then again the government never get it rough like the fuel prices and foot and mouth amongst other things so what you say must be right Edited by campbell on Tuesday 7th August 11:37

[bosshog]

Oh for f***s sake, you now exactly what I ment in the first post.

[Eastie]

My point was this (though possibly badly phrased and a little too sarcasm heavy): You know when you hear a crap song on the radio but you hear that often that you start to like it - well there's that much anti-speeding propaganda being whipped up by the government (to justify this new stealth tax) and the media (in its typical hysterical fashion (did anyone see the brasseye special?)) that eventually people are starting to believe what they're saying.

[mel]

Eastie & bosshog I'm sure that most of us got what you were saying.. don't worry its only campbell he's been on the malt again !!!

[bosshog]

Yeah, sorry for that, bit stressed this morning. Did'nt someone (police?) say that they basically are trying to make speeding as socialably unacceptable as drink driving. Like Eastie says, play the ad enough, and people will think its true (like everything else you read in the news papres and see on TV....)

[campbell]

I didn't neam to rub up people the roungh way I was only taking the peev a little bitv Sorry if you took it a more bit seriously , I'll try to take thing more seriously The government is spending millions on speeding campaigns but there is a lot of accidents on the M25 deu to people not paying attention to the road so the question is: why are people not paying attention to the road, is it so boring the only way they can liven up there lifes is by running into the car in front? Shourly these campains should be in the add to increase drivers weariness on bizy roads

[nmilton]

I would have thought driver "weariness" is the *last* think you want to increase if you want to stop them banging into each other !!

[campbell]

So what would you recommend then?

[nmilton]

Some English lessons ??!

[rossc]

Hey Campbell, remember as a kid people used to peel the stickers off of rubics cubes & replace them to solve it ??? Has someone done that with your keyboard & not told you ???

[campbell]

Thanks nmiltion, I meant "awareness" not weariness I couldn't type good english since I was a children And in my case I should get some Scotish lessons ??! and in the case of the rubics cube, I never peeled the stickers off, I took it apart and rebuilt it and I cant rememder if I have done that with this keyboard.

[nmilton]

Campbell, please don't take offence at any of the comments we've made - you help to brighten up a lot of peoples' days with your "haphazard" postings

[campbell]

I thank you lot from the bottom of my fart HART I mean hart I must get this blasted keyboard fixed

[nmilton]

HEART !!!!!