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Wed 11 Nov 2002New road safety adverts said to be 'harrowing'Two new road safety advertisement films, which graphically depict the killing of pedestrians, are to be launched in Belfast this morning.The advertisements which, according to the sponsor, AXA Insurance, "are possibly the most shocking so far", are part of a series which have already depicted harrowing scenes of the consequences of drink-driving, the need to wear seat belts and the need to reduce speed.