Lewis Hamilton to promote safe driving

[waremark]

From today's news:

"The Prime Minster reportedly wants the McLaren driver to lead a road accident campaign aimed at teenage drivers, as well as helping to promote sport to the young."

What would you ask Lewis to do to promote safer driving?

[Stu R]

Avoid red cars like the plague, they cause no end of bother.

[brisel]

Stu R said:

Avoid red cars like the plague, they cause no end of bother.

Don't forget to avoid being overtaken by Toyotas in the wet...

Seriously though, how about promoting advanced driver training? Not many young drivers relate to Nigel Mansell and his presidency of the IAM.

[cj_eds]

I'd prefer it if someone like the IAM or ROSPA approached Hamilton - not Gordon Brown peddling some government stuff. I an see the irony, Lewis in half the advert breaks of TV saying "Speed Kills".

[WilliBetz]

waremark said:

From today's news:

"The Prime Minster reportedly wants the McLaren driver to lead a road accident campaign aimed at teenage drivers, as well as helping to promote sport to the young."

Makes no less sense than many of Gordy's initiatives, but do we really want to promote road accidents to teenage drivers?

[alz]

"Lewis Hamilton to promot safe drivin"
Would this be the same Lewis Hamilton who got done for speeding and who also crashed his mercedes road car?!

[p1esk]

alz said:

"Lewis Hamilton to promot safe drivin"
Would this be the same Lewis Hamilton who got done for speeding and who also crashed his mercedes road car?!

I don't know anything about the Mercedes crash, but his speeding offence could actually be a plus point if he's to relate to young enthusiastic drivers. They won't pay any attention to anti-speeding stuffed shirts, and I don't blame them.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

[brisel]

Anthony Hamilton (his dad) was the one who crashed the Merc.

[vonhosen]

brisel said:

Anthony Hamilton (his dad) was the one who crashed the Merc.

Merc ?

It was a Carrera GT dad crashed wasn't it ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2077344/Lewis-Hami...

Edited by vonhosen on Thursday 4th December 18:57

[WilliBetz]

That Mr Hamilton snr crashed a Porsche doesn't preclude his prodigy progeny from having binned a Mercedes. In fact, I'd be more surprise if he hadn't.

[waremark]

The Telegraph looks like being more accurate than a number of other papers - I am certain that I read in more than one that the accident happened in a Merc SLR. Maybe he should have been in a Merc SLR which apparently has a much more protective ESC system!

[alz]

It sounds to me like nobody actually knows what happened!

[WilliBetz]

Continuing on my earlier theme, that Mr Hamilton Snr crashed a Porsche doens't preclude him from having also binned a Mercedes...

[p1esk]

alz said:

It sounds to me like nobody actually knows what happened!

Agreed. I'll drink to that.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

[waremark]

WilliBetz said:

Continuing on my earlier theme, that Mr Hamilton Snr crashed a Porsche doens't preclude him from having also binned a Mercedes...

If he did both I can imagine people might become a little wary of lending him supercars!

[p1esk]

waremark said:

WilliBetz said:

Continuing on my earlier theme, that Mr Hamilton Snr crashed a Porsche doens't preclude him from having also binned a Mercedes...

If he did both I can imagine people might become a little wary of lending him supercars!

Wouldn't a decent sized prang with one such car be sufficient to shake one's confidence a bit?

Best wishes all,
Dave - always slow and cautious with his 90 bhp.

[LaSarthe+Back]

waremark said:

From today's news:

"The Prime Minster reportedly wants the McLaren driver to lead a road accident campaign aimed at teenage drivers, as well as helping to promote sport to the young."

What would you ask Lewis to do to promote safer driving?

What paper is this from? can't find any reference with Google.

Would like to have a read!

[waremark]

Sorry, it was on my internet home page that day, I cannot find the story now. No doubt it will resurface shortly.