Re: ASA investigates Scottish Executive 'abuse' advertisements

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From: Eric Jarvis
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:17

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Pan Loaf wrote:
> On 27 Apr 2002 15:09:55 GMT, engs0011@ermine.ox.ac.uk (Ian Johnston)
> wrote:
> 
> >That's not the argument at all, and the idea of risk compensation is a
> >very well established and tested one. It's not just the seatbelt, per 
> >se, it's the whole car environment. The more snuggly strapped in to a 
> >nice safe thing you feel, the less cautiously you tend to drive.
> 
> Imagine how carefully people would drive in a car with no seatbelts
> and a nine inch spike pointing at them from the middle of the steering
> wheel.
> 

it's long been my contention that this is the way to go

I speak, of course, as a cyclist

:)

-- 
eric
"I am a man of many parts, unfortunately most of 
them are no longer in stock"

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From: Eric Jarvis <nospam@last.dircon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: ASA investigates Scottish Executive 'abuse' advertisements
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