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Every wonder what happened to George Robertson?

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  1. chdot
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    Former Scottish politician who went on to run NATO.

    He's just popped up on Today (Radio 4 - iPlayer @ 2:41:40 interviewed by Sarah Montague) saying it didn't matter that most of the people on the board of the Decade of Action for Road Safety have motor industry backgrounds. (UK launch today by David Cameron with Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button...)

    His/the plan seems to be to get more people wearing seatbelts/helmets - even though, as he said, most road deaths are pedestrians.

    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'.

    UPDATE -

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    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.
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9482000/9482415.stm

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. kaputnik
    Moderator

    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!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. Kim
    Member

    "His/the plan seems to be to get more people wearing seatbelts/helmets - even though, as he said, most road deaths are pedestrians. "

    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 Road Danger Reduction if we want safer roads for all!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. wee folding bike
    Member

    He has been famously wide of the mark on other topics:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robertson,_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen#Quote_on_devolution

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    "
    livingstreets: Here's our response to the government's road safety strategy: http://bit.ly/ikCKUI
    "

    Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/livingstreets/status/68295802958774272

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

    "Are Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button the right people to persuade boy racers to drive safely?"

    http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/davidhughes/100087468/are-lewis-hamilton-and-jenson-button-the-right-people-to-persuade-boy-racers-to-drive-safely

    Posted 12 years ago #

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