Originally Posted by Chris L
Coming out of hibernation for one post only. DO NOT under any circumstances issue a reply to this story. For God's sake let the thing die. If the producers of this show see a billion replies from cyclists trying to "balance" the issue, it will just show them the show had an "impact" and convince them to air it again next time they have a slow news day. You want to kill this sort of publicity? Then don't issue replies to such blatant trolling in the media.
This isn't the first time this sort of thing has happened.
Exactly! In six months Today Tonight will do their annual 'kick cyclists' story, then a month or two after that Current Affair will do theirs. It all rolls according to schedule. There will be an annual 'Pick on dole bludgers' story, an annual 'Taxi drivers suck' story, an annual 'Muslims are trying to undermine Western Civilisation'' story etc, etc. It's all very predictible. Bicycle advocacy groups in Australia will respond appropriately. Just keep paying them dues!!!
I saw one show where they had so obviously edited out a pedestrian (a plant who delibrately started to step in front of cyclists at a crossing) abusing a group of cyclist it was laughable. Of course, they did not edit out the cyclists colourful response.
Bottom feeders catering to the lowest common denominator, end of story. By the way, didn't Fairfax sack a well known motoring writer for expressing redneck views about cyclists on one of these shows?