You might have heard the phrase “Automobile Crash TV” it mainly means tv programmes that present intentionally controversial, disturbing, or horrific materials, that we don’t actually wish to see however we’re compelled to maintain watching. It’s a little bit of a sick phrase actually whenever you suppose it by way of, in actual life somebody’s life has simply dramatically modified, typically for ever, but as by-standers we’re drawn to watch it.
Nonetheless, I don’t wish to dwell on that an excessive amount of…. However somewhat the variety of automobile crashes that happen in TV programmes.
Do you know that as much as the tip of 2016
- EastEnders had 10 story traces about car accidents,
- Coronation Avenue had 7
- Emmerdale had 14
- And Hollyoaks had 11
There have been extra in 2017, and because the Christmas storylines construct there might be extra to return!
This will likely appear somewhat extreme, and I can recall as a young person saying to my Mum “Who’d purchase a home on Brookside Shut, with that many deaths, murders and robberies?!”
however sadly, within the scheme of issues this isn’t far of the life like fact, clearly not in each avenue however over the variety of years these programmes have been on our screens it’s potential to depend up related variety of instances we’ve witnessed or have associates or acquaintances concerned in collisions.
As I’ve revealed earlier than, right here within the UK, we’re good highway customers as an entire, we usually make our journeys with out hiccups, bumps, crashes, fatality. We study from others about good driving abilities in addition to dangerous, and so do our off spring.
However we additionally get a number of incorrect messages from the TV and right here’s my level…. My youngsters have been watching an ideal programme on CBBC and studying about how essential brake discs are in conserving our vehicles protected on the highway, however then the youngsters have been within the improper seats for his or her dimension and on different programmes they don’t even have seats. My youngsters noticed it right away (as anticipated in our home, contemplating Mums job!) and so they stated I ought to inform the BBC, so I contacted the manufacturing firm who acquired again to me and we chatted about constructive messages. I used to be actually impressed with their perspective to ensure they get it proper subsequent time and even requested for our assist.
When automobile producers promote their vehicles, and use youngsters of their advert, they’ve a duty to get it proper, when retailers use youngsters in vehicles to promote their merchandise they’ve an obligation to get it proper, when TV programmes present youngsters travelling of their story traces they’ve an obligation to get it proper. And as accountable adults we’ve an obligation to get it proper.
And when any of us doesn’t get it proper, then all of us must be instructed.
It isn’t Well being and Security gone mad, as I’m normally the primary to rant about that, nevertheless it’s about constructive function fashions, social duty and the unrivalled alternative they’ve to show us in true to life conditions. In spite of everything, think about if Crossroads had by no means had the primary wheelchair person or if EastEnders hadn’t had the primary HIV story line?
