The BBC have done a nice wee piece on Peppa Pig being a naughty girl and not belting up when in the Pig family big red car.
Parents have raised concerns over thier own children following Peppa's example of NOT wearing her seatbelt. It is something i have been concerned about, having a 3 year old and a 2 year old, who love Peppa Pig (the Christmas presents can attest to that!!).
The way we get around this is to concentrate on Dora the Explorer, who has a catchphrase
'We put on our seatbelts so we can be safe'
It sounds a bit namby pamby but having a couple wee bairns that depend on you so much, you want to instil good examples in them as they grow up, and being safe in the car is one of them. And how quickly they pick up the things you don't want them to is scary.
The animators of Peppa Pig, Astley Baker Davies have replied the the BBC saying that Peppa Pig will be seen wearing a seatbelt in future episodes and that the first and second series will also re-animated scenes to reflect the new policy.
Good. We don't want Daddy Pig to get points on his licence now do we?? He has enough trouble from Mummy Pig!
Now, who is next?? Ah, Noddy! PC Plod could really bring in the dough with the amount of traffic infringements Noddy keeps committing. With the powers the PSNI are looking for in Northern Ireland, Noddy could soon be walking around Toytown AND see his little car either auctioned or crushed. And we wouldn't want our kids to see that. Or would we? :)
