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Responsible off-roading by Top Gear
Eeyore:
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To be honest, I'm more dissapointed than angry..........
Thermidor has hit the nail square on the head, and I salute him.
Top Gear has again demonstrated irresponsibility of the highest order.
1) Clarkson needs to explain to Mr and Mrs Numpty that what he did was done with the landowners permission - in Scotland you cannot just drive to the top of the nearest mountain. Right to roam does not apply to vehicles (and there are people out there that think it does). Would it have hurt him to have said so? No, but it would have aided our cause.
2) The winching protocol was suicidal. It was on cable, not plasma. Regardless, you MUST NOT handle the cable when under tension (which it was, twice). Even with plasma, if it fails it will still hurt. If a shackle fails, you're still looking a several ounces of lethal projectile. [-X . If a steel cable fails and your stood that close...................
If they're not driving pickups down steps on footways, they're finding other reasons for the anti's to shut us down.
Yeah, thanks Top Gear. Thanks a million. :evil:
<sigh>
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cheers
Eeyore
Hightower:
I can see TG getting a few letters over this one . . . . . . .
I think (imho) that the worst bit was the lack of care taken while winching. I think we can take it as read that permission was got for actually taking the car up that mountain, but there is no excuse for putting peoples lives in danger by not following basic safety precautions.
turtle:
I agree with Eeyore I don't think it put us in a good light, as HT says TG will get a few letters over this one.
and as for the winching methods.... what can be said that hasn't already. Very silly in my mind.
orlando:
Did you not get the impression it was a little tounge in cheek?
Afterall, I'm sure if Land Rover didn't agree with the message they were trying to get across they would have never agreed to the filming surely?
In a lot of the shots it wasn't clarkson driving either.
gords:
Maybe some one (who has the knack and knowledge) should write to/contact Top Gear and raise these points - and ask for them to be covered in a later program.
Or even contact the complaints commission? (wouldn't know how you do that though :? )
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