By Robert Farago
August 20, 2008
According to our pals at pistonheads, old people are pissed that the UK's "watch out for old people" traffic signs depicts old people as, uh, old people. You know, hunched over. In pain. Feeble. Defenseless. Slow. (This is, of course, ignoring the fact that it looks like the woman bringing up the rear is giving the old coot a mobile reach-around.) Well, the idea is to get motorists to slow the Hell down. If a sign shows old people as "fitter, healthier senior citizens," then they can get the bloody Hell out of the way, can't they? The fact that the UK government has already removed the words "elderly people" from the signs reveals that political correctness is becoming/has become more important than anything (save paying your taxes). If it was me– and thank God it isn't– I'd put signs up with a points systems for mowing old people down, sponsored by Death Race, with the attendant fines. And by the way, I can say shit like this because I'm old. Dag nabbit! Well, older than Justin, anyway. But not wiser. Apparently.
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August 20th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
The worst, and funniest, sign I’ve sign in the US is the Slow Children Playing, which of course can be misread by the immature mind as a bunch of slow children playing…
August 20th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Is there really a need for separate signs for old folks? I mean, don’t UK motorists have to yeild to pedestrians of any age?
August 20th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
It’s surprising there wasn’t an immediate outcry about those signs. Just look — the above-median-age people depicted on the sign have dark skins. Obviously, an attempt to impugn minorities as old and feeble! And there should be a lot more diversity. Better add a representative Eurasian, Polynesian, Inuit, GLBT (one each), Cro-Magnon, etc. This whole affair shows a need for a full investigation by the European Union. Whitehall would just cover up the scandal.
August 20th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
The last time I visited, UK motorists were not required to yield to pedestrians.
August 20th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Having solved all of the UK’s other problems the UK governement invents a slow old people sign to replace a normal yield sign.
August 20th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Someone better tell Moses Znaimer that the UK hasn’t picked up on the term “Zoomer” yet.
August 20th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
The pronunciation of Peugeot is “Pear-show”, but in the UK we call it the “Purr-show”. Not “Poo-show”!
Mind you, their cars really are a load of “Poo-show”…..
P.S If Mr Berkowitz is on holiday, is it really necessary for him to do the podcasts? Give the guy a break! ^_^
August 20th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I think she is going for his wallet.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Looks like a “thumbs up” cavity search
August 20th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
To clarify, concerning the Pontiac Truck.
they said:
V-6 yes no
V-8 yes no
and now its going to be:
V-6 yes no
V-8 yes no
I listened three times and I still can’t figure it.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
@peteski:
Yikes! Sorry!
Original GM statement: V6 yes, V8 yes. Manual transmission for both, yes.
Later on GM statement: V6, no, V8 yes. Manual for V8.
Then: V6 no, V8 yes. Automatic only.
Now: V6 yes, V8 yes. Automatic only.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Hey, I just came back from Puerto Vallarta (honeymoon!). Great place to go when you don’t want to worry about having a schedule or fret over hurricane weather. Justin, try the parasailing and a booze cruise! You can also find some high-quality guayaberas for decent money. How many time-share sellers have you managed to avoid?
August 21st, 2008 at 9:23 am
For what it’s worth (<$.02)– I think Steve’s Five-0 rides were typically Mercury Marquis. Danno, Chin and Kono were relegated to the lesser Galaxy 500’s…