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"Road Deaths: Political & Media Interest"

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  1. chdot
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    The terrorist attacks in Paris, killing 17 people last week grabbed huge amounts of media & political attention. Attacks of this kind are incredibly rare in Western Europe, while the relatively common occurrence of death on the highway goes virtually unnoticed. I’m not suggesting that terrorist acts should get less coverage, I’m suggesting that road deaths should also be reported, currently you’re more likely to hear about the traffic jam caused by the incident than any information on the casualty.

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    http://spokeydokeyblog.com/2015/01/14/road-deaths-political-media-interest

    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. acsimpson
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    I hope this doesn't come across as lacking compassion. While I have the utmost sympathy for those involved and directly affected by the Glasgow bin lorry crash I really don't understand why there is so much media coverage of it in comparison to the avoidable deaths which continue to occur on our roads on an almost daily basis.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. DaveC
    Member

    I think the answer may be that usually deaths are in single figures per incident, where as any single incient with multiple deaths is more news worthy. Still sad though.

    Posted 10 years ago #

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