> Mid-80s was more or less Peak Horrible Death-Based Public Safety Ad, wasn't it? And also the 1970's. I remember we were treated to a steak and mince horror s

> Mid-80s was more or less Peak Horrible Death-Based Public Safety Ad, wasn't it? And also the 1970's. I remember we were treated to a steak and mince horror safety show designed to discourage us tearaways from playing on the new bypass being built around our village circa 1977. It was a proper video nasty, especially for 10-11 year olds. "Scarred for Life" is a great book exploring these themes, many of which continued into the early 80's: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brotherstone-dave-lawrence/scarred-for-life-volume-one/paperback/product-23116461.html https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brotherstone-dave-lawrence... There's a second volume covering 1980's TV: https://www.lulu.com/shop/dave-lawrence-and-stephen-brotherstone/scarred-for-life-volume-two-television-in-the-1980s/paperback/product-gz5kgg.html https://www.lulu.com/shop/dave-lawrence-and-stephen-brothers...