Train adverts

[BIGBOSSMAN]

I am struggling to see what the problem is with spending approx $200k on a transport safety campaign.
I would think there is 50,000 crossings a day involving cars/trucks/pedestrians.
Thats a big window of potential human error involving a train that can't stop to avoid a fatality.
Expenditure on this campaign is minimal,(air time at govt rates, and Toll supplying the videos).
The country runs water safety, fire safety ads. All helping to educate people. Whats the real drama here? Or is it NZs short man syndrome coming to the surface again.(what about me?, look at me.) Double sheeesh, and I raise you.

If the powers that be continue to treat people as if they have just stumbled from the primordial ooze, the result is a nation full of halfwits and neanderthals - of which I am neither. It offends me to have to put up with this type of public spend on advertising, yet another $200k bill to add to the many you expect us all to willingly cough up out of our taxes. Trains have been here for ever, so have cars, trucks and planes. I haven't seen much advertising aimed at making our biking any safer, and as yet the 'dangerous dogs' issue seems to have been swept under the carpet yet again. There are plenty of issues I consider worthier of my tax dollars.
Therefore you'll have to 'Tri' harder to convince me of your argument.
Triple sheeesh back...

[tri boy]

If the powers that be continue to treat people as if they have just stumbled from the primordial ooze, the result is a nation full of halfwits and neanderthals - of which I am neither. It offends me to have to put up with this type of public spend on advertising, yet another $200k bill to add to the many you expect us all to willingly cough up out of our taxes. Trains have been here for ever, so have cars, trucks and planes. I haven't seen much advertising aimed at making our biking any safer, and as yet the 'dangerous dogs' issue seems to have been swept under the carpet yet again. There are plenty of issues I consider worthier of my tax dollars.
Therefore you'll have to 'Tri' harder to convince me of your argument.
Triple sheeesh back...

So using your rational train of thought, humans do not need educating from the moment they draw breath.
Mummy and Daddy never taught you anything? Strangers and freindly folk never suggested "don't do that little boss man as it will probably hurt alot"?
We will disagree in this case.
WoooWooooo chuff chuff chufff chuff......SPLAT!

PS If you would like to push for better motor cycle awareness, then please do. I will support any sensible input you make.

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Mummy and Daddy never taught you anything?

Yes they did, and being safe around trains was one of them. As a consequence I have never had an 'issue' around them, ever! You have inadvertedly made my point in a nutshell - what's so difficult about parents handing down their common sense to their children, eh?
The left wing tree huggers would have a public service ad for everything, starting with what type of breakfast to have in the morning to making sure you go to the toilet before going to bed. Let people think for themselves, dammit!!

[Hitcher]

Right front wheel, right front wheel...

[tri boy]

Right front wheel, right front wheel...

Aah,Sunday morning kiddies requests. Such sweet memories. Tucked up in bed, toast crumbs all every where.
Damn your old Hitcher.

[Edbear]

- what's so difficult about parents handing down their common sense to their children, eh?:

Now there you go, assuming said parents have said common sense to pass on...

You seen some of the parents around these days...?

[scumdog]

Aah,Sunday morning kiddies requests. Such sweet memories. Tucked up in bed, toast crumbs all every where.
Damn your old Hitcher.

"Sparky thinks that trains talk...Sparky thinks that trains talk...."

How about "I thought I could...I thought I could''"

It's railway related too.

[scumdog]

Now there you go, assuming said parents have said common sense to pass on...

You seen some of the parents around these days...?

Nope.

They're never around the kids wherever else they are.

[Edbear]

"How about "I thought I could...I thought I could''"

It's railway related too.

Or "I think I can, I think I can!"

(As I said to the Missus...)

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Now there you go, assuming said parents have said common sense to pass on...

You seen some of the parents around these days...?

There is no better reason for not having public safety ads than the above quote. Eliminate them from the gene pool before it's too late, and we begin our inevitable regression to a simpler, ape like hominid (oops too late for some)...