On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 19:01:13 +0100, Tom Anderson
wrote:



Also, AIUI, belts are really only important in high-speed accidents;
nothing high-speed is likely to happen in London traffic.


This is rubbish, and a lot of road safety publicity over the past few
decades has aimed to dispel this myth. I'm shocked to come across
somebody who still believes it.

Martin

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004, Martin Rich wrote:

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 19:01:13 +0100, Tom Anderson
wrote:

Also, AIUI, belts are really only important in high-speed accidents;
nothing high-speed is likely to happen in London traffic.

This is rubbish, and a lot of road safety publicity over the past few
decades has aimed to dispel this myth. I'm shocked to come across
somebody who still believes it.

Well, given that i only learned to read in the early-to-mid 1980s, and
still don't drive, i'm afraid most of that publicity passed me by.

Still, thanks, and to Richard J, for correcting me.

tom

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