Is the anti speeding campaign counter productive

[prydey]

not sure if its in all states, as the ad's are done by the motor accident commission, south australia, but there are a series of ads that are on the radio at the moment regarding 'creeping'. this angle of attack has been around for some time now, but the latest ads to me take away all credibility the campaign may have once had.

the ads pretty much infer that if i travel a bit (creep) over the posted limit, then i'm basically a dead man walking (or driving). they have all the sound effects of a big crash etc etc. there was even a notion that 1km/h would make a difference. now i'm sorry, but when they carry on like this, i personally find it very counter productive.

it annoys me when they constantly make a link between any speed over the limit, and the massive carnage you see from very high speed incidents.

maybe its just me, but i feel they would be more productive if they were at least half believable.

i am not condoning speeding or that its ok to drive a bit over the limit. it just annoys me that they carry on like 2km over is the same as 50km/h over.