Public Information Films

Public Information Films seem to be one of the number of things that once featured on the list of great stuff to take for granted in the UK that have slowly been scrapped, sold off or squeezed out by more commercial concerns.

Yes, we have occasional adverts about speeding, fire-awareness, drink-driving and smoking, but blummy-heck, the list is endless and we need telling the error of our ways as we slide further and further into isolated, addle-brained ignorance.

So, here we go with a list of contenders and we may examine, script or even, dagnammit, arrange filming of a few in future blogs:

Polite pedestrianism - to include giving way a bit/not charging people down and checking to see if anyone is following you through self-closing doors instead of letting them shut in their face.

Indicators - starter/refresher on the benefits of using the yellow flashy things on your vehicle.

Traffic lanes and what they mean - I'm not pulling over, oh no, there's a car on the inside lane a mile up the road.

Washing hands after using the loo - 'Obvious' health benefits to you and others.

Spitting/sniffing - The world would be a better place without 'greeners' on pavements (and how sportspeople could set an example for a start) and an introduction to the concept of nose-blowing.

Car-parking - The merits of reversing into a parking space as opposed to driving in and how to get 'in the box' in car parks.

Laziness - Someone else will sort it out. 'Don't be lazy, you drive others crazy.'

Common sense - use it don't lose it. 'Don't be dense, use common sense.'

There must be so many more, any ideas? Snappy slogans welcome...