road safety ads

for those that haven't seen the new ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ8oCq8hXps

I couldn't find the Judge ad but I found this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEssgMQ1O_k

Incidentally, Judge was (is?) used by ebay...

m3sport wrote: Sorry, have to agree with irelandoffline.  The driver is always deemed wrong.  A drunk walked out in fron of someone i know, and he killed him stone dead.  It was clearly the drunks fault, but it still had to go to court to return a verdict.......My point, is that, the driver is always asumed wrong without thought.

Without any offence to you or your friend intended, there is a principle in law that those in a position of responsibilty or control (e.g. a driver) has an additional duty of care to the vulnerable (e.g. a drunk, a child). The misdemeanor of being drunk, unattentive or being ignorant will always be seen to be a lesser fault than (accidental) injury or death.

I once was told by an advanced driving instructor that the sign of a good driver was their ability to predict, take account of and adapt to the poor driving of others. I guess that could extend to pedestrians as well.

beemerchris wrote: flyingalexf68 wrote: kbannon wrote: beemerchris wrote: Them parked cars (most likely the 4x4 from the mums on the school run will make it impossible for a car to stop in time. The onus is on the driver to drive at a speed where they can stop in time if they need to.  More accurately, you have to be able to stop in the distance that you can SEE to be CLEAR, not assume to be clear. I'm sure you mean reasonable as you can not be expected to look trough a car or van parked at the roadside. Otherwise passing pedestrians who don't make eye contact means slow down to 20km/h or so as if one just steps on the road that's it if you hit him you would be at fault?

or worse some stupid, ignorant neanderthal who pushes a buggy/pram out from behind a parked car.

beemerchris wrote: I'm sure you mean reasonable as you can not be expected to look trough a car or van parked at the roadside. Otherwise passing pedestrians who don't make eye contact means slow down to 20km/h or so as if one just steps on the road that's it if you hit him you would be at fault?

Well if I'm driving along a road which has parked cars and vans I will try
look under them or through the windows but when I can't I will drive a
little slower and usually drive as far out in the middle as I can. If there are
cars coming the other way and it's a tight squeez I'll drive even slower.
Also factor in time of day and pedestrian activity on the path etc, and
proxcimaty to shops, schools, greens etc. And I'll always be more ready to
brake and will be paying more attention to the road ahead. Sure, amn't I
just the best?

Also might I ad that I was knocked down by a car when I was nearly 7.
Still have the scars on my forhead. (Although they're a bit better since I
had lazer treatment 5 years ago). There were parked cars on the road and
I walked/ran out after a friend who had already crossed a few seconds
before me. My mum didn't sue because it was assumed it was my fault
(which of course it was) because I hit the side of the car more then the
front. My mum was told by the gardai that most people would sue the
insurance company anyway but she didn't. Thinking of it now she should
have. The driver should have been driving slower and further out from the
parked cars not only because this is best practice but because my friend
had already run across ahead of me. I could have got a load of cash on
my 18th birthday. Dammit anyway.

Edited by flyingalexf68