Cycling is dangerous - TV ad



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Wally

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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?
 
Wally said:
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.
Click to expand...

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.
 
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
 
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 :-/
 
On 15 Aug 2006 20:03:35 -0700, "Wally" <[email protected]> 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.
 
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 :) )
 
On that subject, has anyone seen the APIA (Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency) ad with the (obviously hit by car) bike?

Pensioner hits cyclist? Neverrrr!!
 
cfsmtb wrote:
> 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? ;)

Kid from a couple of doors along, same age as me (4 or 5). I thought he
was a bit strange before he whacked me with a hammer for not getting
off the trike quickly enough and he was kind enough to confirm my
doubts with his actions :)

Graeme
 
LotteBum said:
On that subject, has anyone seen the APIA (Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency) ad with the (obviously hit by car) bike?

Pensioner hits cyclist? Neverrrr!!
Click to expand...

Of course not! It's those nasty, feral cyclists that keep running into innocent pensioners going about their business (of causing accidents by their erratic driving). ;)
 
LotteBum wrote:
> On that subject, has anyone seen the APIA (Australian Pensioners
> Insurance Agency) ad with the (obviously hit by car) bike?
>
> Pensioner hits cyclist? Neverrrr!!
>
>

The father of a friend of mine got a quote from them and it was more
than the standard insurers. It seems they're using their "catering to
old people" image to rip them off.
 
Friday wrote:
> LotteBum wrote:
> > On that subject, has anyone seen the APIA (Australian Pensioners
> > Insurance Agency) ad with the (obviously hit by car) bike?
> >
> > Pensioner hits cyclist? Neverrrr!!
> >
> >
>
> The father of a friend of mine got a quote from them and it was more
> than the standard insurers. It seems they're using their "catering to
> old people" image to rip them off.

Neverrrrr!!
 
Friday wrote:
> LotteBum wrote:
>> On that subject, has anyone seen the APIA (Australian Pensioners
>> Insurance Agency) ad with the (obviously hit by car) bike?

> The father of a friend of mine got a quote from them and it was more
> than the standard insurers. It seems they're using their "catering to
> old people" image to rip them off.

" You pay no more if you pay by the month" means that
1) We will not increase your annual premium because we have already loaded
it.
2) It doesn't say our premiums are less than another insurer. In fact, they
are much higher.

"We don't insure people under 55" means
Older people are easier to con.

Theo
Professional cynic.
 
Theo Bekkers wrote:
> " You pay no more if you pay by the month" means that
> 1) We will not increase your annual premium because we have already loaded
> it.
> 2) It doesn't say our premiums are less than another insurer. In fact, they
> are much higher.
>
> "We don't insure people under 55" means
> Older people are easier to con.

So you've signed up for their whole range of insurance offerings then
Theo? :)

Graeme
 
Graeme Dods wrote:
> Theo Bekkers wrote:
>> " You pay no more if you pay by the month" means that
>> 1) We will not increase your annual premium because we have already
>> loaded it.
>> 2) It doesn't say our premiums are less than another insurer. In
>> fact, they are much higher.
>>
>> "We don't insure people under 55" means
>> Older people are easier to con.

> So you've signed up for their whole range of insurance offerings then
> Theo? :)

Some of us oldies weren't born yesterday.

Theo
 
Bleve said:
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 :) )
Click to expand...
Yeah, but if you have a partner and kids, you are likely to live longer and be healthier than someone with neither. So although the spawn are guaranteed to die, having them will help you live longer and be healthier. Breed and live longer.

(troll, troll, troll)

SteveA
 
SteveA wrote:
> Bleve Wrote:
>
>>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 :) )
>
> Yeah, but if you have a partner and kids, you are likely to live longer
> and be healthier than someone with neither. So although the spawn are
> guaranteed to die, having them will help you live longer and be
> healthier. Breed and live longer.
>
> (troll, troll, troll)
>
> SteveA
>
>


There are those that say if you have a spouse then you live longer but
there are others that argue it just feels longer.

Friday
 
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