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The Australian commercial that was banned in the States. - 12/19/2011 5:34:28 PM   
stellauk


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Status: offline 		I have to agree that this is the best DUI commercial I've ever seen.

Watch the commercial

What do you think?

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 5:45:03 PM   
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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 5:48:11 PM   
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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 5:48:41 PM   
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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 5:51:40 PM   
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i dont think i can sleep alone after this.... its like watching final distination..... only the real version



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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 5:56:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		While it was very moving, and I certainly know little of commercials outside the US (other than they are not nearly as sedate in all ways), I do know that there wouldn't be many people who drink and drive who would respond to that commercial, and commercials here are not more than 90 seconds, not 5 minutes.

Sadly, for those that drink and drive, they aren't going to stop until they themselves are a victim as in the video or have a loved one who is.  Personally, I wouldn't even take pain medication if I had to drive.  It didn't seem to affect my cognitive abilities, but I wasn't willing to take the risk.

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 6:00:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Damm effective...chilling,heartbreaking and incredibly thought provoking.I am one of the blessed,I spent way too many evenings during my youth acting irresponsible where drinking and driving was concerned....age maturity and parenthood led a long time ago to a mending of my ways...but this reminds me just how lucky I was.....and reaffirms why I no longer mix these two activities.

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 6:14:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Was it really banned? Or is it that there are no 5 minute commercial slots? It was a very good video; I hope drivers ed classes pick that up. I watched the whole thing even though I personally won't drive if I've had anything at all to drink that day (even if that's silly). I think the cop saying we'll catch you was unnecessary though; it was much more powerful in the parts focusing on visuals and background noises/voices.

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 6:30:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		well,... they can now put thingies on cars for people convicted of DUI which will stop them from driving if they have had a certain amount of alcohol... I am not for big brother but.. just a thought but,.. maybe they should be on all cars.. wouldnt that pretty much stop every DUI accident from occuring? (assuming the thingies could not be circumvented).. All those lives saved, savings on medical bills and funerals..

Of course, then you still have those accidents caused by someone falling asleep at the wheel, putting on his/her make-up, trying to break up the kids fighting in the back seat while driving,.. drinking coffee, texting,.. guys oggling pretty girls jogging down the street,.. etc, etc..



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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 6:37:31 PM   
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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 6:40:55 PM   
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Than lets ban pretty girls from jogging down the street

pretty girl jogger

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 6:56:56 PM   
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well,... they can now put thingies on cars for people convicted of DUI which will stop them from driving if they have had a certain amount of alcohol... I am not for big brother but.. just a thought but,.. maybe they should be on all cars.. wouldnt that pretty much stop every DUI accident from occuring? (assuming the thingies could not be circumvented).. All those lives saved, savings on medical bills and funerals..




Just need to pay a sober bum to blow your car for you : p I personally think it's too far to have them in every car. Besides being relatively easy to circumvent there's millions of restrictive things we could do to save/help people only a very few of them are good/practical to implement.

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 7:09:36 PM   
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Just need to pay a sober bum to blow your car for you : p I personally think it's too far to have them in every car. Besides being relatively easy to circumvent there's millions of restrictive things we could do to save/help people only a very few of them are good/practical to implement.

they forced car manufacturers to put seat belts in and air bags, there are laws requiring their use.. sure there are some people that dont wear their seat belt but i have not been with anyone like that for a long time... i always wear mine and when i first started driving it wasnt the law so not many people used them..


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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 7:17:20 PM   
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quote:

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Just need to pay a sober bum to blow your car for you : p I personally think it's too far to have them in every car. Besides being relatively easy to circumvent there's millions of restrictive things we could do to save/help people only a very few of them are good/practical to implement.

they forced car manufacturers to put seat belts in and air bags, there are laws requiring their use.. sure there are some people that dont wear their seat belt but i have not been with anyone like that for a long time... i always wear mine and when i first started driving it wasnt the law so not many people used them..



Laws vary by state and requiring the option be available is almost undeniably good. Requiring Breathalyzers in every car is much different. Why don't we have two pulse detectors on the steering wheel so people have to keep both hands on it at all times? No more makeup, no more texting, no more fiddling with the radio.

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 7:23:07 PM   
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Laws vary by state and requiring the option be available is almost undeniably good. Requiring Breathalyzers in every car is much different. Why don't we have two pulse detectors on the steering wheel so people have to keep both hands on it at all times? No more makeup, no more texting, no more fiddling with the radio.


Or... now they can build cars that drive themselves and park themselves.. maybe that is the best solution, huh? Its being tested now...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/11/google.testing.cars.mashable/index.html

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 7:24:26 PM   
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Or... now they can build cars that drive themselves and park themselves.. maybe that is the best solution, huh? Its being tested now...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/11/google.testing.cars.mashable/index.html


That would be awesome actually ^.^ I want one.

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 7:25:31 PM   
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Or... now they can build cars that drive themselves and park themselves.. maybe that is the best solution, huh? Its being tested now...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/11/google.testing.cars.mashable/index.html


That would be awesome actually ^.^ I want one.

me too!

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 7:36:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was at a nieghbors fourth of July party a few years ago when I was approached by another nieghbors idiot brother.He was curious about the drive from N.C to N.Y.and seeing as most everyone knew I made that trip a couple of times a year ,well he had some questions for me concerning the legnth of the trip.
So I told him anywhere from 11 hours to 13 depending on traffic,frequency and legnth of stops.
He responded he would need to stop every hour.....I was flummoxed,why would you stop every hour(a young mans kidneys cant be that bad)...he explained he needed to turn off his car and blow in his breathalyser every hour on the hour.....lol.Now the funny thing is further conversation with this idiot ascertained that he wanted to go to New York to 'party" with his father for a weekend in NY.
Just what guy with a recent dui needs to do...drive his breathalyser car to New York to spend a weekend barhopping with "Dad"
What a maroon

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 7:47:38 PM   
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Just what guy with a recent dui needs to do...drive his breathalyser car to New York to spend a weekend barhopping with "Dad"
What a maroon

ummm... a single one?

I cant imagine any girl not dumping his arse (how embarassing to have a boyfriend like that).. ewwww

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RE: The Australian commercial that was banned in the St... - 12/19/2011 8:39:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		  It's not a single commercial.  This is an amalgamation of 20 years worth of Transport Accident Commission commercials.  They're usually shown after the watershed and always hit like a truck.  Inevitably, they tend to show the irresponsible drinking behaviour, the light-hearted mood in the car, the sudden horror as it all turns to shit, the immediate aftermath of the accident, then the long-term outcomes for both the victim, their family and the drink-driver.

The actual commercials themselves are usually 30 seconds, but sometimes as long as a minute.

Anti drink-driving culture is strong in Australia - much stronger than here in New Zealand.  Most social groups always have the expectation of a sober driver on a night out, or the willingness to call a cab.

However, while the statistics are roughly correct, the greatest, most dramatic result I've ever seen didn't come from commercials against drink-driving.  On the contrary, one year saw a drop from roughly 750, to around 380.  That's an almost 50% drop in traffic fatalities due to one simple measure.

Speed cameras.

Speed cameras cut the road toll almost in half.  I thoroughly encourage their use.  More than anything else, the introduction of speed cameras in Victoria has meant there are thousands of people who are still alive who would've died otherwise.  Those people who rail against them simply want a license to be irresponsible and their arguments cut no ice with me.

Regardless, the TAC commercials are an important reminder to the populace of the consequences of their actions.  Given the exceptionally high percentage of traffic accidents which are a result of speed or alcohol or both, attacking those two factors while modifying the culture is a good way forward.

For reference, the legal blood alcohol limit in Victoria for fully licensed drivers is 0.05%.  For learners or probationary drivers, it's zero.


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