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A parent has demanded that Astley Baker Davies Studio edits the cartoons it produces to show the characters wearing seatbelts in cars. The studio has pledged that in all future episodes the central character, Peppa Pig, will only be depicted engaging in safe and legal activities.

"I cannot believe that a cartoon aimed at children would be so irresponsible as to have the main character performing so many illegal or unsafe activities." Said Symphonia Moonchild-Flange, the mother who prompted the change of direction. "That sends the wrong message to children who could endanger themselves without realising why."

"The majority of parents have no fucking idea how to control their child." said a studio representative. "It's not our fault if they can't get their little darling to put on a seatbelt. If only they had spines and/or strength of character we could continue to enjoy simple cartoons."

New government Cartoons Using Naughty Transport interference Guidelines hurriedly introduced to combat this problem dictate that every time a character uses a vehicle there has to be

• a 5 second shot of them clipping in their seatbelt
  
• a 5 second shot of them smiling wearing the seatbelt
• a 10 second shot across the dashboard with a speedo visible and also a speed limit sign outside the vehicle showing that the limit is being stuck to
• once per series the character will be randomly stopped by the police and pass a breathalyser check
• once per series a VOSA inspector will stop each vehicle and perform a full check
• child seats for any character deemed to be under 1.4m tall
• from 2013 all vehicles will be depicted as environmentally friendly
• from 2020 internal combustion will be banned from children's cartoons

This will make the use of vehicles much safer in cartoons and transmit a positive message to children about motor use.