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Aznar could argue that he's not advocating doing both at the same time, but
I think it's valid to compare road deaths to terrorism.
Some unknown person suddenly deals a violent blow, for no reason. I think
"Stop Accidents" should feel free to make this point, as road accidents are
a year-round creeping holocaust, equally as bad, but not as shocking, as a
terror attack.
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By h.b. - May 4, 2007 - 7:22 PM
The ex Prime Minister said he did not like being told how much wine he could drink or how fast he could drive
Spain’s previous Partido Popular Prime Minister, José María Aznar, has got himself into hot water, (or should that be wine?) over comments he made on Thursday after he was presented with a medal by the Wine Academy in Valladolid.
Aznar told those gathered at the event that he was fed up with the DGT traffico advertising campaigns intended to lower the number of fatalities on Spanish roads.
‘I don’t like that they tell me that I can’t go at such a speed’, he said, ‘or that I can’t eat hamburgers or I can’t drink wine. Let me decide for myself – that’s what my freedom means’.
The ex Prime Minister continued ‘The glasses of wine I drink, let me drink them quietly, I don’t put anybody at risk’.
The DGT traffico head, Pere Navarro, said Aznar had been ‘irresponsible’, and that the matter was not one for jokes. All that was needed now, he said, was for Aznar to say it was perfectly fine to drive at 150 km/hour.
The association of traffic accident victims, ‘Stop Accidents’ described Aznar’s words as ‘An apology for terror on the roads’ while the Socialists described them as ‘offensive to the victims and Spanish Society which is trying to reduce the number of deaths on the roads’.
On Friday a statement from the FEAS foundation which Aznar presides said that ‘at no time did he want to belittle the risk of mixing alcohol and driving, and that he was firmly convinced of the need to be firm on the issue as shown by the measures he adopted while in Government’.
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José María Aznar criticised for his comments over wine
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José María Aznar in Valladolid on Thursday, with a bottle of wine - Photo EFE
Spain’s previous Partido Popular Prime Minister, José María Aznar, has got himself into hot water, (or should that be wine?) over comments he made on Thursday after he was presented with a medal by the Wine Academy in Valladolid.
Aznar told those gathered at the event that he was fed up with the DGT traffico advertising campaigns intended to lower the number of fatalities on Spanish roads.
‘I don’t like that they tell me that I can’t go at such a speed’, he said, ‘or that I can’t eat hamburgers or I can’t drink wine. Let me decide for myself – that’s what my freedom means’.
The ex Prime Minister continued ‘The glasses of wine I drink, let me drink them quietly, I don’t put anybody at risk’.
The DGT traffico head, Pere Navarro, said Aznar had been ‘irresponsible’, and that the matter was not one for jokes. All that was needed now, he said, was for Aznar to say it was perfectly fine to drive at 150 km/hour.
The association of traffic accident victims, ‘Stop Accidents’ described Aznar’s words as ‘An apology for terror on the roads’ while the Socialists described them as ‘offensive to the victims and Spanish Society which is trying to reduce the number of deaths on the roads’.
On Friday a statement from the FEAS foundation which Aznar presides said that ‘at no time did he want to belittle the risk of mixing alcohol and driving, and that he was firmly convinced of the need to be firm on the issue as shown by the measures he adopted while in Government’.
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jeremy
06 May 2007, 09:05
06 May 2007, 09:05
Pops
06 May 2007, 10:27
06 May 2007, 10:27
Talking of road deaths ... In the EU in 2006, nearly 40,000 people died in
road traffic accidents. That's 109 people every day of the year (EU
Transport Commissioner). Amazingly, that figure is half what the total was
in 2001. That’s right, 80,000 people died on European roads in one year.
But back to today. So what would our wonderful politicians be doing if, on
every single day of the year, an aircraft carrying 109 people fell out of
the sky? Would they be standing tall on their soapboxes ranting and raving
on about how only THEY could stop the slaughter, if only we would vote for
them? You bet. But this slaughter is just a steady drip so there are no
votes to be had from talking about it. Go on, the next time a politician
asks you for your vote, ask them about the slaughter on the roads.
Probably, like Aznar (and I like Aznar), they’ll look at you all
glassy-eyed, smile, and talk about something else. Road deaths? Don’t
bother talking to a politician about them.
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