No, not another gardening programme!
Follows TG tonight on BBC2 at 9pm, exploring the role of cars in our lives, how we drive, and what we think of our fellow road users (should be plenty of beeps then).
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If there is even one single comment about investing in an integrated, sustainable public transport system I'm switching off...
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Can any please tell me the name of a car program in the same sort of vain (vox pop with people talking about cars) Had a rep talking about the importance of the "i" badge on the back of the compnay car. Another segment was an awful "Kevin"-like teenager who bought a wreck of a VW Beetle. On BBC 2 sort of early 90s
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What worried me about it was the number of people who regard driving as a COMPETITION!
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Only just got round to watching the prog. on video. I can only assume they asked people to volunteer their views, it was just about unbelievable, all the stereotypes were there - from the young man in the baseball cap being driven by his sister to the "taxi" driver who called everone a "muppet".
Then there was the man who drove 150 miles to see his father, without checking to see if he was going to be at home!
The fat man driving the MG Rover was good (tic)
I'm looking forward to the next programme - all your prejudices confirmed in one easy lesson.
I found it both riveting and frightening.
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"The fat man driving the MG Rover was good (tic)"
Actually, out of the bunch on display, I would guess he was the most competent driver.
The 'taxi' driver could be heading for a big fall one day.
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I remember that prog too. Didnt the rep get downgraded to a Maestro Diesel at the end? Think the programme was part of a series called Video Nation, but I stand to be corrected.
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I remember that prog too. Didnt the rep get downgraded to a Maestro Diesel at the end?
The programme was called From A to B: Tales of Modern Motoring. The man discussed was humiliated in front of his colleagues by being given a Maestro Clubman. A Maestro would have been bad enough, but this was the bargain basement model. Such was the humiliation that his wife wouldn't ever get into the car.
I seem to remember the drivers were actually filmed by placing their cars on the back of a low-loader, as the filming would have been too much of a distraction if they'd actually been driving.
I believe it was by the same director as a series of documentary-style car ads (VW?) made in the same style.
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Thank you Welliesorter! "From A to B" was a more polished and entertaining programme than "Car Nation". The narration on the current progtamme is particulary anodyne.
I may not have remembered "From A to B" title , but it's hard to forget some of the characters.
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The maestro driver was the outstanding memory of that programme - so excited when he saw his new Rover keyring - but the other great one was the Cavalier(?) driver who would get out of the way for drivers of higher spec cars than his, and baulk ones with lower spec models. ISTR that foglights and painted bumpers seemed to be his main criteria.
Andrew
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Next week the show features a young lady driving a silver spider. She's a friend of mine and is referred to as "the voice of reason".
Obviously they don't know her as well as I do :)
I enjoyed the 1st show but it didn't tell me anything I dind't already know.
I suspect most of those featured will be collecting their "Darwins" anytime now.
Particularly the taxi driver in his Ferrari tee-shirt.
:) JaB
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I enjoyed the programme thoroughly.
The comment that when we drive we over exaggerate our personality i.e. courteous, aggressive etc was a very true thing to say. It shows our real side.
What was a little worrying was how drivers seem to ignore speed limits, mobile phone laws etc. A lot of the driving was very sloppy. I think more enforcement of road traffic laws and better road safety awareness in this country would reduce RTA?s and the programme seemed to have demonstrated this point. The government needs to take note of some of our views to driving and ensure they are doing everything in their power to prevent poor driving standards.
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>The government needs to take note of some of our views
>to driving and ensure they are doing everything in
>their power to prevent poor driving standards
It also demonstrated that traffic police will help the improvement more than spe.. (oops, sorry) safety cameras. Only human eyes would have seen the lack of seatbelts, use of phones etc.
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These tree huggers annoy me. Sorry. Bold statment I know but you have that stupid woman chaining herself to a JCB to stop a much needed bypass and what does she drive? Yes - you got it - an old, 15 year old polluting Peugeot.
That's being friendly to the environment isn't it?
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Adam
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It gets better - it was a nice diesel 106.
There's a saying with something to do with stones and glass houses and some such. I'd hate to use it here but...
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Adam
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It's exactly the right time to take the dog for the daily walk (judging by last week's first programme) and that's exactly what I did....
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What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
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As soon as I heard the word "environmentalism" during the first thirty seconds I switched off. My dogs got walked too.
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i loved the virtually vegan family who care about endangered animals but he has a 5 car collection including 2 hummers!
I had a strong desire to hit the hippy tree hugger with a large blunt object.
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I had a strong desire to hit the hippy tree hugger with a large blunt object.
So it's not just me, then? ;-)
Am I right in thinking that a 15 year old car is likely to be far more polluting than nearly any modern vehicle, given lack of advanced engine management controls and catalytic convertors?
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>>Am I right in thinking that a 15 year old car is likely to be far more polluting than nearly any modern vehicle, given lack of advanced engine management controls and catalytic convertors?
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Yes but what about the huge amount of pollution caused by the manufacturing process which is likely to be several times that of the lifecycle pollution output of the vehicle.
By not buying a new (or newer) car one could argue that they are being environmentally friendly!
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