http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Every wonder what happened to George Robertson? en Sun, 31 May 2026 13:26:36 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2921#post-31104 Wed, 11 May 2011 14:21:20 +0000 chdot 31104@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Are Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button the right people to persuade boy racers to drive safely?"</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/davidhughes/100087468/are-lewis-hamilton-and-jenson-button-the-right-people-to-persuade-boy-racers-to-drive-safely" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/davidhughes/100087468/are-lewis-hamilton-and-jenson-button-the-right-people-to-persuade-boy-racers-to-drive-safely</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2921#post-31103 Wed, 11 May 2011 14:16:08 +0000 chdot 31103@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> livingstreets: Here's our response to the government's road safety strategy: <a href="http://bit.ly/ikCKUI" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/ikCKUI</a><br /> "</p> <p>Original Tweet: <a href="http://twitter.com/livingstreets/status/68295802958774272" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/livingstreets/status/68295802958774272</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2921#post-31062 Wed, 11 May 2011 10:50:42 +0000 wee folding bike 31062@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>He has been famously wide of the mark on other topics:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robertson,_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen#Quote_on_devolution" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robertson,_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen#Quote_on_devolution</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2921#post-31060 Wed, 11 May 2011 10:05:06 +0000 Kim 31060@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"His/the plan seems to be to get more people wearing seatbelts/helmets - even though, as he said, most road deaths are pedestrians. "</p> <p>Just goes to show that he doesn't understand the problem, seatbelts/helmets will not reduce the death rate, that has to be a change in driver behaviour. The "Road safety" approach has failed, we need to take a <a href="http://rdrf.org.uk/">Road Danger Reduction</a> if we want safer roads for all! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2921#post-31048 Wed, 11 May 2011 09:15:33 +0000 kaputnik 31048@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We used to see wee George on the ferry to Islay. Tucking into calmac curry, chips and peas with his minders. man of the people! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2921#post-31045 Wed, 11 May 2011 09:03:29 +0000 chdot 31045@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robertson,_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen">Former Scottish politician</a> who went on to run NATO. </p> <p>He's just popped up on Today (Radio 4 - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b01114ks">iPlayer @ 2:41:40</a> interviewed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Montague">Sarah Montague</a>) saying it didn't matter that most of the people on the board of the <a href="http://www.decadeofaction.org/">Decade of Action for Road Safety</a> have motor industry backgrounds. (UK launch today by David Cameron with Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button...)</p> <p>His/the plan seems to be to get more people wearing seatbelts/helmets - even though, as he said, most road deaths are pedestrians. </p> <p>Asked if the aim should be to get people out of cars, he didn't actually say no - 'there will be more road building as part of the world development plan'.</p> <p>UPDATE -</p> <p>"<br /> 0839<br /> The UN and the Commission for Global Road Safety are today launching a Decade for Action on Road Safety, in a bid to reduce the number of people killed yearly in road accidents around the world. Professor Ian Roberts, of the charity Roadpeace, says the proposals do not go far enough. And Lord Robertson, chairman of the Commission for Global Road Safety, promotes the plans.<br /> "<br /> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9482000/9482415.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9482000/9482415.stm</a> </p>