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Road kill - on the radio

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  • Started 13 years ago by chdot
  • Latest reply from ruggtomcat

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  1. chdot
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    Edinburgh journalist Sheena McDonald presents programme around UN decade of action to halve road deaths.

    Crossing Continents - Thursday, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4

    SYNOPSIS

    Millions of people die on our roads each year. Hundreds of children are killed as they try to get to school each day. Road deaths threaten to overtake malaria and HIV in how many lives they take around the world, particularly in poorer countries.

    Sheena McDonald visits some of the world's most dangerous roads in Kenya and Costa Rica to find out why the death toll in developing countries is rising, when the solutions to road accidents are so simple...

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vy328

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. Min
    Member

    I wonder if this is the same programme I heard a few months back? Countries don't really care how many kids/adults are getting killed as road traffic = progress and Is A Good Thing.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    "road traffic = progress and Is A Good Thing"

    So it is.

    That's why we need another bridge near Queensferry and no speed reductions on 'main' city roads...

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. Min
    Member

    What possible downsides could there be?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    "What possible downsides could there be?"

    Onwards and upwards. Don't look back. Ignore the moaning minnies (should that be minis??) We are never wrong. TINA.

    Etc.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. Kim
    Member

    It is really no different to here just blame the victims for being in the way...

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. chdot
    Admin

    On Radio 4 in 2 minutes.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  8. ruggtomcat
    Member

    direct link to the program on iplayer (wont work forever) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vy328/Crossing_Continents_Road_Kill/

    Posted 13 years ago #

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