Outreach to motorists

[RichardB]

Very true, in many situations.

My youngest daughter was a particularly surly teenager. I regularly explained to her "you get further with a smile, than a frown". At 44, she has (mostly) taken it on board.

As my late mother-in-law used to say, "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".

 

[Drago]

As my late mother-in-law used to say, "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".

That must surely make you a bluebottle?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

As my late mother-in-law used to say, "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".

Who wants to catch flies, unless you are a lizard?

 

[John482]

I seem to remember reading, not long after the seat belt laws were introduced, that the (much heralded) reduction in casualties amongst drivers and passengers was almost exactly matched by an increase amongst pedestrians and cyclists. In other words, the harm hadn't been reduced, merely transferred out of the vehicle onto innocent passers-by.

It's the old risk homeostasis, 'spike in the centre of the steering-wheel' argument.

Most seem to want more and more restrictions so they can feel safe. The thing is that when the boot heel of government comes down on your neck, you are the least safe of all. Too many People can't comprehend the meta narrative at work here.