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Wait until this guy see's speeding, weaving cars in automotive advertisements on TV...his head might explode at the recklessness and irresponsibility of it all.

peatmoss 4y ago
I'm pretty certain that most people who drive cars are licensed, and thus have a conceptual understanding that such driving is dangerous. In contrast, cold water paddling poses risks that can be unintuitive to normal, everyday people. People can easily die of cold in the waters where I live on on a sunny, 80-degree day.
subpixel 4y ago
Show me an auto ad of folks sharing a bottle of wine while driving or not wearing seatbelts or shoes. Those would never happen for the same reasons these irresponsible kayak ads should never happen.
- andrepd 4y ago
  Speeding is as dangerous as drink-driving, and at least if you don't wear a seatbelt you (probably) only harm yourself, not others.
lm28469 4y ago
Seems like he's real deep into a very specific topic, let him have it.
yonaguska 4y ago
As other commenters have pointed out, those ads never show people not wearing seatbelts or drinking, and they always have the "professional driver on a closed course disclaimer", fwiw. Now...the car ads via movies and video games, that's a whole other issue. Need For Speed is basically a car advertisement that you pay to play.
zeitgeistcowboy 4y ago
I agree that these ads are showing unsafe use. That said, you can only (mostly) hurt yourself with a kayak. A car can hurt other people in many ways. It's the same story with a bike.
- alistairSH 4y ago
  While I take your point, mostly is doing a fair bit of work - SAR can be a dangerous job. Get swept out to sea and you might be scooped up by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. Repelling or jumping out of helicopters might be their day job, but it's not exactly risk-free.
  - zeitgeistcowboy 4y ago
    Good points!
kelchm 4y ago
Those advertisements do universally have a disclaimer at the bottom of the screen along the lines of "Professional driver, closed course, do not attempt", at least in the US.
andrepd 4y ago
Yes, that is wrong as well.

peatmoss 4y ago

I'm pretty certain that most people who drive cars are licensed, and thus have a conceptual understanding that such driving is dangerous. In contrast, cold water paddling poses risks that can be unintuitive to normal, everyday people. People can easily die of cold in the waters where I live on on a sunny, 80-degree day.

subpixel 4y ago

Show me an auto ad of folks sharing a bottle of wine while driving or not wearing seatbelts or shoes. Those would never happen for the same reasons these irresponsible kayak ads should never happen.

andrepd 4y ago
Speeding is as dangerous as drink-driving, and at least if you don't wear a seatbelt you (probably) only harm yourself, not others.

lm28469 4y ago

Seems like he's real deep into a very specific topic, let him have it.

yonaguska 4y ago

As other commenters have pointed out, those ads never show people not wearing seatbelts or drinking, and they always have the "professional driver on a closed course disclaimer", fwiw. Now...the car ads via movies and video games, that's a whole other issue. Need For Speed is basically a car advertisement that you pay to play.

zeitgeistcowboy 4y ago

I agree that these ads are showing unsafe use. That said, you can only (mostly) hurt yourself with a kayak. A car can hurt other people in many ways. It's the same story with a bike.

alistairSH 4y ago
While I take your point, mostly is doing a fair bit of work - SAR can be a dangerous job. Get swept out to sea and you might be scooped up by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. Repelling or jumping out of helicopters might be their day job, but it's not exactly risk-free.
- zeitgeistcowboy 4y ago
  Good points!

kelchm 4y ago

Those advertisements do universally have a disclaimer at the bottom of the screen along the lines of "Professional driver, closed course, do not attempt", at least in the US.

andrepd 4y ago

Yes, that is wrong as well.