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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
I recently watched some TV, I don't have one but when you are stuck
somewhere and its on... well anyway.... There was one ad with a mother running frantically over to help some poor child who was injured on their bicycle and looking very worried. The ad was for "Learn first Aid". Has anyone seen it? Most people have a television. Cycling must be very dangerous in order for the first aid people to use such a scenario. If I was a parent would I be better off just stopping my kids from riding my bicycle rather than go to all the trouble of learning first aid? |
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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
Wally Wrote: There was one ad with a mother running frantically over to help some poor child who was injured on their bicycle and looking very worried. The ad was for "Learn first Aid". Has anyone seen it? Most people have a television. I know of some people who don't have teevees. Can you tell us what the ad is or channel, can't comment unless we've actually seen it. As for the generalised statement about cycling being dangerous, well, every activity has a element of risk. It's probably healthier for kiddies to be having fun on a bike, rather than developing a lardarse & future serious health problems from physically stagnating, staring at the interwebs or fiddling with the Xbox or playstation. -- cfsmtb |
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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
I recently watched some TV, I don't have one but when you are stuck
somewhere and its on... well anyway.... http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28694 |
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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
It was the same channel as Dr. Phil, during the day.
It was either red cross or St. John Ambulance. cfsmtb wrote: Wally Wrote: There was one ad with a mother running frantically over to help some poor child who was injured on their bicycle and looking very worried. The ad was for "Learn first Aid". Has anyone seen it? Most people have a television. I know of some people who don't have teevees. Can you tell us what the ad is or channel, can't comment unless we've actually seen it. As for the generalised statement about cycling being dangerous, well, every activity has a element of risk. It's probably healthier for kiddies to be having fun on a bike, rather than developing a lardarse & future serious health problems from physically stagnating, staring at the interwebs or fiddling with the Xbox or playstation. -- cfsmtb |
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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
Wally wrote: It was the same channel as Dr. Phil, during the day. It was either red cross or St. John Ambulance. It's a St.John Ambulance advert for first aid courses. To be honest it hadn't crossed my mind that it was portraying cycling as dangerous. It only shows a kid lying next to/partly under her bike, motionless, with her mother next to her freaking out as she doesn't know what to do; the inference being that she's a bad mother as she had coffee/went to the gym/whatever instead of going to a first aid course. There's no mention of what's wrong with the girl, she could have gone into anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, been smacked over the head with a hammer for not sharing the bike [1] or any number of non-bike caused problems. I think the advert itself is fairly powerful, whether or not it's effective you'd need to ask SJA. Graeme [1] It happens. I speak from experience and still have the scar to show for it :-/ |
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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
On 15 Aug 2006 20:03:35 -0700, "Wally" wrote:
There was one ad with a mother running frantically over to help some poor child who was injured on their bicycle and looking very worried. The ad was for "Learn first Aid". Has anyone seen it? Most people have a television. Cycling must be very dangerous in order for the first aid people to use such a scenario. Reminds me, I get midly annoyed by the learn-to-swim ad. "like riding a bike its something you'll never forget but it may save your life". Um. Cycling helps with depression. If I'm riding I'm not driving my car which may well save someone's life. |
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Graeme Dods Wrote: [1] It happens. I speak from experience and still have the scar to show for it :-/ Sibling, spouse or rather not say? -- cfsmtb |
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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
Wally wrote: I recently watched some TV, I don't have one but when you are stuck somewhere and its on... well anyway.... There was one ad with a mother running frantically over to help some poor child who was injured on their bicycle and looking very worried. The ad was for "Learn first Aid". Has anyone seen it? Most people have a television. Cycling must be very dangerous in order for the first aid people to use such a scenario. If I was a parent would I be better off just stopping my kids from riding my bicycle rather than go to all the trouble of learning first aid? Definatly don't let them ride, or climb trees, or run anywhere, or swim at the beach, and while you were at it, I'd suggest you stop them going outside during daylight hours, or they might get skin cancer, and oncology is expensive! Don't let them sit in a car and get driven everywhere either, they'll get fat and get diabeties. It's way too dangerous out there, you'd be best off not having kids at all, they're only going to die one day anyway. (nice troll, btw ) |
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Cycling is dangerous - TV ad
On that subject, has anyone seen the APIA (Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency) ad with the (obviously hit by car) bike? Pensioner hits cyclist? Neverrrr!! -- LotteBum |
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