the power of advertising,

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seen this on another bike forum, its a montage of TAC adds over the past 20 years, its quite confronting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2mf8DtWWd8

Just reminded me , Did you guys see the show a few weeks back called RBT where a young Girl was pulled up breath tested and was blowing about .06 but was a P Plater ( so 0 alc ) She was arguing with the cops saying she had to drive as her friend was about to have a hypo ( diabetic ) and she needed her insulin pen. She said on Camera that she didn't care how over the limit she was and what damage she could have caused but her friend was more important than any outcome. When the cop told her that she could have killed someone with her driving she basically said she didnt care as her friend was far more important


So maybe the adds are not working for some , and the only people it works on is us older folk that have lives to live for and the young drivers, well they are bulletproof and things like this will never happen to them.

The cop on the tv show RBT was giving her a serve, and IMO he showed a LOT of restraint, How many fatals has that cop attended , how many times has he had to do the 2 am door knock to tell a family there daughter / son is not coming home, or grand parents to tell them there son , daughter in law and family have been wiped out from some stupid p plater or drunk driver.

NOW - this is what should happen- ANY young driver that commits any car infringement beyond say 10 KMH over ( ie 40 k over - reckless driving / drink driving ) should be forced to driving school to watch a video of actual car crash scenes where body retrieval has been recorded, they then have to discus what has happened. and then they take a visit to the morgue and MUST watch a live autopsy on a car crash victum where they can see for themselves the damage there actions can cause. AND i can guarantee this will change them. If they do not attend - they loose there licence UNTIL the full coarse is complete

it has not been done yet here in Australia - but they do it in some states of the US and its had a very big impact