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DazBike |
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DazBike Two Stroke Sniffer
Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Karma :
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Posted: 18:25 - 12 Dec 2003 Post subject: diesel spill campaign update |
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I know we have had some great support from everyone here so i thought i would let you know how its going.
The TRUCKS team have been very busy over the past month, having set up this website to spearhead the campaign, the members of the CBR and Ninja forums (and others) have been out and about distributing our posters, flyers and cards at bike shops, bike meets, petrol stations etc. We are working hard to get our message across, by word of mouth and the net. We have achieved a lot in the past month and by working together as a team our message is getting across.
We have had some exciting moments in winning the support of the biking media with Fast Bikes and Two Wheels Only. Members of the TRUCKS team have personally spoken to both Dan Harris (publisher of Fast Bikes) and Bertie Simmonds (editor of Two) and they have both agreed to cover our campaign in their February issues, on sale in December. Our team have been working with their journalists in charge of the story and both magazines have given us their logos to display on our posters and website.
If you look around the site you can see the extent of the support we have already gathered, bearing in mind that the campaign was only born following Lee’s tragic accident, 18th October 2003.
Where appropriate our supporters have covered our campaign on their websites and newsletters and allowed us to display their logos on our posters and website. We have attached links from our website to theirs.
The RAC Foundation and the Freight Transport Association have issued a press release on our behalf and these have resulted in articles appearing in the London Evening Standard and the BBC News North Wales (website). Further enquiries are coming in daily and we are working with our supporters to compile articles for interested publishers. Craig Carey-Clinch of The Motorcycle Industry Association has appeared on BBC5 live midday news to publicise the campaign and he has also agreed to facilitate a meeting of our team with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Motorcycling. Asda is the first retailer to support our campaign and are in the process of copying our posters, flyers and truckers note to all of their delivery drivers. They have also agreed to place the posters and flyers on notice boards and at their fuelling points.
Lembit Öpik MP has signed our petition and in response to our letter has promised to bring our campaign to the attention of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Motorcycling.
We have been truly heartened by the enormous level of support over the past month, but our campaign has a long way to go. The support we have raised lends weight to our campaign when contacting other organisations and companies. The TRUCKS team are committed to making our roads safer for ALL road users, not just motorcyclists. To this end we envisage that this campaign will run until next spring.
Our campaign has become international! We have received an e-mail from Catalonia, where a police car skidded on a diesel spill and hit three elderly ladies, two were killed and the third is in intensive care. The police have found the lorry driver responsible. The local press have covered our campaign, informing locals of our campaign to improve the situation on the UK roads. E-mails have arrived from the USA and Australia in support of the campaign.
Thanks again everyone for the support. ____________________ DazBike
www.darrenbourne.co.uk / www.killspills.org.uk |
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Major_Grooves The Doctor
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Posted: 18:45 - 12 Dec 2003 Post subject: |
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Wow - you are doing really well! It's heartening to know that if you make an effort to try and change something for the better you really can make a difference. ____________________ About me|@Major_Grooves|My company|Digg|Flickr |
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McJamweasel BCF Junkie
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flat spot World Chat Champion
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BLacKPooLLaD Nova Slayer
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Posted: 21:56 - 12 Dec 2003 Post subject: |
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Good 2 hear that it has took off well!!. Should stop accidents from happening .
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DazBike Two Stroke Sniffer
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Luke_Retrofly Silly Lesbian
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Hi
excellent well done mate, if only there were more people like you
/me pokes self motivation
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 20 years, 109 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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