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ben_london said:No offence taken, maybe I should have added more to the original comment but it was just my natural reaction..in a nice way yes okay, but in any way. I totally agree with the spirit of your post
No offence intended matey, thought you were having a subtle dig thats all.
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ben_london said:Yep. When road deaths are up nationally in spite of more cameras than ever, the only stats they could use would be the usual selective and misleading kind. Emotion is a powerful propaganda tool, which is why 'they' use it all the time to try and influence people into believing that cameras and traps save lives, when all they do is raise revenue.
It was emotive crap with no real statistical substance though. Surely a drunk / drugged driving advert would be more suitable. Just a thought.
ben_london said:Paramedics do a great job but their role is being abused in this type of advert, just like the families of road accident victims - often the accident had nothing to do with speed but, like you say, a drunk or drugged driver but they want everyone to believe speed was the reason.
if Gary the Paramedic says I'm selfish for doing 80 on the M25 (when thats possible) who am I to argue.
Dont get me wrong, in no way am I criticising paramedics. Both my parents and my Step mother have been in nursing for around 100 years between them but like you say, he is being used to get an emotive message accross.
A lot of Essex Traf Pol about at the moment aswell..... dont know why though.
A lot of Essex Traf Pol about at the moment aswell..... dont know why though.
A lot of trafpol? Unusual, just had to drive a family member to work on their night shift and like every other time I can't remember seeing a patrol car. BUT... When there are a few laxxed cars in town for a cruise we get road blocks, transit vans at the entrance to every car park, a CCTV van recording everything, loads of car patrols and more beat officers, and then the copper chopper whirring overhead spending all those speeding fines. You'd think Osama Bin Liner was in town. Usually some poor sod gets nailed for italic plates or neons or some other crime against humanity. Like many posting on this forum I'd prefer more trained trafpol on the roads to any number of GATSOs and talivans, especially if they use a bit of common sense over when to issue tickets.
tigerbear.... 
turbobloke said:
Paramedics do a great job but their role is being abused in this type of advert, just like the families of road accident victims - often the accident had nothing to do with speed but, like you say, a drunk or drugged driver but they want everyone to believe speed was the reason.
Yes I totally agree with you (as may of you all know I am a Paramedic) If my bosses asked me to do an advert like that for speeding I would tell them to
off and find some othe mug, however if it was about drink driving I would possibly think about it. and turbo bloke is right most accidents have bollocks all to do with speed but as said with drink and drugs. Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff