Promoting helmetless scooterists

[bogan]

I was going to complain about a movie poster for Transformers. The last thing we want to promote is massive robots tearing up the planet.

Nah, last thing we want is more movies with that whiny plonker in them, the robots aren't so bad.

[Indiana_Jones]

The BSA pulled an ad of air because it showed 2 people in the back of a moving car without seatbelts on and that wasn't made in NZ....

Talk about PC...

-Indy

[Banditbandit]

Nobody gives a fuck if they die.

[imdying]

....

Except it wasn't....

[sleemanj]

It seems I wasn't the only one to wonder about this, in Spain they just got fined 25,000 pounds for the same poster!


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/f...ss-poster.html

[Indiana_Jones]

Well fuck balls....

They better fine the McQueen estate for him riding without helmet

-Indy

[Swoop]

Well fuck balls....

They better fine the McQueen estate for him riding without helmet

-Indy

I rode around several times last week, without helmet, and the local enforcement officers didn't give a rat's arse about it.
Obviously safety-sunnies, shorts, runners and t-shirt are sufficient. Amazingly I didn't crash or die either, without atgatt.
Fuck you verry much, Nick Smith.

[TIBLE_90]

I seriously do not understand how a movie poster is an issue, and for someone to care enough about it to write a letter of complaint to ACC is just ridiculous . What an overreaction, people like this simply disgust me

[oneofsix]

I seriously do not understand how a movie poster is an issue, and for someone to care enough about it to write a letter of complaint to ACC is just ridiculous . What an overreaction, people like this simply disgust me

Lets get all upset about Gin Wigmore's video of her riding a full sized motorbike without a helmet. Ok it is obviously an old fashion moving screen, stationary bike shot, but should have the NZ Govt have helped pay for such dangerous video.

[DR650gary]

I think it's diabolical, encouraging people to ride around on anything with a chick with a massive gob behind you getting ready to take a bite

[Motorcycle Recovery]

Three things:
1) He's wearing Sunnies and if they can prevent pregnancy then they should cover him in a fall unless they're not Ray Bans

2) Tom Hanks is Chuck Norris' 2nd cousin twice removed so he would never crash, he would simply stop riding it in an entirely dramatic fashion whilst deftly retaining perfect hair. No gravel rash because the gravel knows better

and 3) if I had Julia Roberts on the back of a scooter, ATGATT would be the last thing on my mind!!!


But then what would I know i'm not a grammy, academy award winning millionaire with perfect hair

[Big Dave]

Augggh - deleted - I reposted myself!

[tigertim20]

On the back of a bus today I saw the below advertisement.


I'm not usually one for worrying about advertisements, I'm not one of those people who complain about "bugger" in an ad, or kids driving or things silly like that; but in this case, I'm seriously considering writing to the ASA or even ACC.

Maybe I'm just in an antagonistic mood, but it just seems really irresponsible to, all be it indirectly, promote riding your scooter, at speed without so much as a helmet, let alone gloves.

I don't think you could get away with advertising like this if the focus was on "happy beautiful and cool" people dragging on cigarettes any more, for the same reason, as a society we don't want to subconsciously promote it.

didnt you just the other day wank off at someone about not being a fucking pussy, and how they should just fucking test ride their crashed bike to test their crashed bike to see if it wobbles or shakes to find out if the forks or chassis were bent?
You should see a doctor man, Bipolar is a serious complaint.

[caspernz]

Perhaps the answer should be: "Anyone dumb enough to wanna ride a scooter without a lid.....should be allowed to."

[sleemanj]

didnt you just the other day wank off at someone about not being a fucking pussy

PS: There's a difference between telling scooter riders who are not known for general intelligence that they should ride around without helmets, and telling a motorcyclist that a test ride of a bike that looks straight is a good idea.