Deaths from towballs

[perni_a]

looks like theyre pulling out a tractor of all things...

[mudski]

Nah going by the side mirrors and to what it looks like to be a tray on the back I reckon a small truck.

[perni_a]

my bad, just had another look at it.
still pretty dumb for an uncovered chain.

[1nertia]

Anyone seen the latest Colorado ad? I just saw the last bit of it, I'm pretty sure I sure them using the towball to snatch out whatever it was with a chain too. I just busted my download, good old Three stooges, so now my net is at snail pace and I can't download the ad to watch it, so I'm not real sure if they did or not but I reckon they did.
Edit : just confirmed, will upload the images too Dumb arses, snatched with a chain, it is a snatch and not just a plain drag, attached the chain to the towball AND had two guys right next to them watching on. Well atleast they were were a safety vest.

This was posted on the 4x4earth forum as well as a link to complain to Holden about it. A company as large as Holden should be paying their OH&S guys enough money to research the correct way of doing things. I started 4wding recently, and have had to do a few recoveries from limited experience, and even I'm not dumb enough to yank a truck from a tow ball. Guess if you drive a "tough truck" like a Colorado, all you need to recover vehicles is a hard hat and some yobo running commentary about how much torque is being used...

[MEGOMONSTER]

I'm pretty sure I saw the last bit of an ultra tune commercial last night where a car is pulled out of a lake via the TOWBALL.
Although it only caught my eye just as it finished but I think so.

[1nertia]

I received this today, after I sent my comments to Holden about their Colorado ad:

Dear Michael,

We refer to your recent email regarding the Colorado advertising campaign.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention.

Holden values customer comments and feedback and appreciates the time you have taken to write to us. While we devote considerable resources prior to the release of any advertisement or marketing campaign, we understand that occasionally there will be areas that are open to constructive comments.

In response to feedback, the advertisement in question was modified immediately by Holden prior to national syndication, however, some regional and pay-tv stations may not have received these changes in time. As a result the original version of the ad may have screened in some instances over the weekend. We are currently working with media outlets to ensure all original versions of the advertising are removed and replaced with the rectified advert.

Please be assured that Holden places a great deal of emphasis on the views and opinions held by our customers. We are proud of our company’s strong reputation within the Australian community and safety remains our highest priority in all that we do.

Please understand that our intentions are not meant to offend or make light of any safety issues and we wish to offer our sincere apologies.

Yours sincerely,
Sarah Drew
Holden Customer Assistance Centre

[taslucas]

That's a great response. Good job 1nertia and all others that sent emails.
You may have just saved a life.



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[growler2058]

To top it off they should give us all free clubsports Yay


Tapp tillya Crap

[janderson]

Bit of a cop out really. Should have known better to begin with.

[TimE]

Saw the same "old" ad on 7 Mate this arvo, snatching with a chain attached to a towball