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Started by masterbrewer , Oct 28 2006 11:06 pm

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#1 masterbrewer

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Posted 28 October 2006 - 11:06 pm

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What do you have to do to get noticed?


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Posted 29 October 2006 - 07:50 am

Thats gotta be better than 'Now you see him'...

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Posted 29 October 2006 - 10:34 am

I wouldn't like to fall off. huh.gif

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Posted 29 October 2006 - 10:56 am

QUOTE(Emmett @ Sun 29th Oct 2006, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wouldn't like to fall off. huh.gif


Don't worry, I'm sure they have the same "Saftey Skin" that many motorcyclists seem to acquire in the summer when they ride without protective gear on. wink.gif
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Posted 29 October 2006 - 05:01 pm

QUOTE(masterbrewer @ Sun 29th Oct 2006, 12:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 05:03 pm

lol.... good stuff!!
didnt see any TDMs? none of you guys volunteered?
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 08:03 pm

QUOTE(Guinness @ Fri 3rd Nov 2006, 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
lol.... good stuff!!
didnt see any TDMs? none of you guys volunteered?

Wicky volunteered, but they wouldn't let him do it. puke.gif ph34r.gif

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Posted 03 November 2006 - 11:20 pm

QUOTE(Guinness @ Sat 4th Nov 2006, 03:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
lol.... good stuff!!
didnt see any TDMs? none of you guys volunteered?



The NSW M/C Council made the ads, we wuz asked (I'm in an affiliated club). But they wanted riders mid-week in the city for the filming. Although I reaalllly wanted to take part, it wasn't to be.

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Posted 04 November 2006 - 12:25 am

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Don't understand their reasoning really? blink.gif

Especially when there's all the fuss about injuries and wearing protective clothing etc!

Stupid people I say tdown.gif

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Posted 04 November 2006 - 12:44 am

Really? You don't think they didn't ride sooooo farrrr inside their abilities the only danger to themselves was from the dumbfounded car drivers around them?
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 08:27 pm

QUOTE(Lerk @ Sun 29th Oct 2006, 07:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thats gotta be better than 'Now you see him'...

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The aussie one is light hearted, maybe that sticks in people's minds. The new Uk one is quite hard hitting... but does it work?

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Posted 08 November 2006 - 11:03 pm

QUOTE(Minty Hippo @ Wed 8th Nov 2006, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The aussie one is light hearted, maybe that sticks in people's minds. The new Uk one is quite hard hitting... but does it work?

UK campaign


That one's an improvement on the old one which was trying to give the message to car drivers about looking out for bikes but the bike that gets hit was overtaking a car that was indicating to turn right!

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Posted 09 November 2006 - 12:03 pm

QUOTE(Minty Hippo @ Wed 8th Nov 2006, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The aussie one is light hearted, maybe that sticks in people's minds. The new Uk one is quite hard hitting... but does it work?

UK campaign

If a motorcycle-awareness campaign works just once it's worthwhile.

The UK one certainly got my attention!
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Posted 09 November 2006 - 01:53 pm

QUOTE(Minty Hippo @ Wed 8th Nov 2006, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The aussie one is light hearted, maybe that sticks in people's minds. The new Uk one is quite hard hitting... but does it work?

UK campaign


the first time I saw that it made my blood run cold, it was unexpected and it is the same thing that happened to my wife, luckily she recovered but it was close, now she is too afraid to ride her own bike anymore,
the trouble with people today is that they think driving is a right and not a priviledge that can be taken away, and there is too much in cars to distract the driver from looking properly, the drivers are too comfy, too warm, they feel really safe from everything, they talk on phones, fiddle with music systems, watch satellite screens, adjust all manner of electrically operated in car stuff like seats, windows, sunroofs, and when they do have an accident even if it is one that takes someones life, it is treated far too lightly.

if the message or thought is

'if I pull out at this junction without looking properly and have an accident my insurance will pay for it and I'll just get a few points on my licence whatever that means, but it's worth the risk rather than being late for work again'

it isn't going to have the same effect as

'if I pull out at this junction without looking properly and have an accident my insurance will pay for it but I could end up in jail, I'll lose my licence which means I'll lose my job and not be able to pay all my bills'

most drivers these days seem pre-focused on just pulling out at any oportunity into the smallest of gaps, regardless of whether they would only have to wait for just one vehicle to pass to get masses of room, people who exit slip roads onto dual carriageways or motorways seem to think they have the right of way over traffic already on the main road and just pull straight out, often without even looking,
and I expect some people know or think that no matter how badly they behave on the road everyone else around them will make allowances for them and if they get caught they'll probably just get off lightly with it and laugh about it to their mates,
if I thought I could get away with it there would be a lot of bloodied bodies of those arogant tossers draped over some vehicles.
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