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Think road safety ad criticised for blaming cyclist in violent HGV collision

on Sep 26, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

UK government initiative Think, tasked with raising awareness of road safety issues, has come under fire from cyclists angered by a new ad that has been accused of wrongly blaming a cyclist for a collision with an HGV – in addition to making light of the incident.

The group, funded by the department of transport, debuted a graphic ad on Monday (26 September) designed to show the dangers of cyclist collisions with HGVs. It commences with hard-hitting visual metaphors depicting the collisions.

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Source: The Drum