Scottish ASA, I despair.

[Mo1959]

I will be contacting the Scottish Advertising Standards Agency over this story, once I have calmed down a bit. Arrogant misinformed nobbers that they are.
Five complaints (from other arrogant misinformed nobbers) and Cycling Scotland are forced to withdraw the advert.
Once again, IT IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW TO RIDE WITHOUT A HELMET!! Not to mention the "should be riding in the gutter" attitude.
Socially irresponsible? WTF??

The press really don't seem to be doing cycling any favours at all at the moment. I am actually starting to feel like an inconvenience on the roads.

 

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[Bromptonaut]

Like the OP I'm still fuming from reading this. Which bit of Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful does this ad engage.

Is it possible for the mods to merge the separate threads and place the consolidated item suitably prominently?

 

[HJ]

This is the same ASA that routinely clears car ads which promote dangerous driving...

 

[snorri]

This is the same ASA that routinely clears car ads which promote dangerous driving...

...and rejects my complaints to them about the said ads..

 

[Sore Thumb]

http://beyondthekerb.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/the-killing-of-the-horse/

This blog post sums the ASA ruling. It also provides a lnk to the letter he has written to the ASA.

 

[.stu]

I wish car drivers would ovetake me like this, but all I get is some tosser in a pickup who starts beeping his horn the moment he gets in a line of traffic behind a cyclist, regardless of whether the cyclist is holding anyone up or not, then cuts across the cyclist whilst overtaking to prove a point about something that only he knows.

But anyway, the car barely crosses the white line, so their reasoning is just complete bs.

 

[mcshroom]

The car is supposed to cross the line into the other lane if that is what is needed for safely passing another vehicle (just like when cars pass other cars).

Rule 163 of the Highway code even has a helpful image: -

 

[HJ]

For anyone not clear about the issues here, might I suggest these blog posts as background reading?
ASA censors cycling safety ad
The Killing of The Horse
Know Your ASA from Your Elbow
This is not an extensive list, just some that I have come across today. I would also urge you to sign this petition...

 

[Andrew_Culture]

There's a petition now
Http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitio...no-more-than-0-5-metres-from-the-parking-lane

 

[davefb]

The car is supposed to cross the line into the other lane if that is what is needed for safely passing another vehicle (just like when cars pass other cars).

Rule 163 of the Highway code even has a helpful image: -

thats a special highway code 0.5 of a meter , that's why it looks like more than an ASA meter

 

[Brandane]

Petition signed.

 

[Scoosh]

There is already a thread running on this with a (slightly)more accurate thread title.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/whats-this-asa-high-court-thing-all-about.148413/#post-2898510

Rrather a limited audience in Helmet Debates, this needs wider exposure, I think..

OK given these 2 posts and the better visibility of the Cafe, I'll close this one and direct you all to the Cafe thread.

Thanks.