the new think drunk driving ad

irishgeo

while channel surfing on sky, i saw this UK ad where these guys are in a pub drinking at a table and they start eyeing up a lady and she walks over a split second it appears like they crash and knock her down. But they are still sitting in the pub.

You really have to see it.

its quite shocking for an ad as it happens so quick.

Jip

Only managed to see it once but it's class. It's a shock all right when it first happens and I didn't know wether to laugh or be shocked. Makes a difference from the usual drink driving ads.

BrookieD

I caught this also, great ad for shocking the prats who do drink and drive,
i think the more shocking the better:mad:

MrPudding

We have an new Au Pair from France. The ad left her speechless. They have nothing like this in France. Great ad I think.

MrP

ixoy

Anywhere this ad can be found online? Is it restricted to digital channels only?

daveg

Was quiet shocking as I didn't excpect what happened to happen.

Very good add imo.

BuffyBot

Originally posted by ixoy
Anywhere this ad can be found online? Is it restricted to digital channels only?

It was on C4 the other night, so I don't think so

irishgeo

http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/drinkdrive/download/crash.mpg

for those of you who avent seen it.

Its 1.49MB in MPEG format.

cormie

thats good.

I don't drink myself, but I can't see how anyone would risk it. How could you be so dumb! Anyway, does 1 drink really make a difference(as in, they aint exactly drinking to get drunk, so why bother at all??) why cant they just have a nice glass of fruit juice!

RobertFoster

Originally posted by irishgeo
http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/drinkdrive/download/crash.mpg

for those of you who avent seen it.

Its 1.49MB in MPEG format.

thanks - I don't find it as shocking as some of the aussie ads I've seen.

irishgeo

Originally posted by RobertFoster
thanks - I don't find it as shocking as some of the aussie ads I've seen.

you got any links.

I do remenber one from aussie land. It was on the news and it was a small car which didnt stop at a stop sign, this 18 wheeler came out of nowhere and the car seemed to disappear. It happened so quick. The camera angle was so narrow the side the truck came from that, it seemed to come no where.

Lainey

brilliant ad....

will hopefully shock the wally's who do d&d......

RobertFoster

Originally posted by irishgeo
you got any links.

No, sorry - I saw them on Tarrent on TV.

One showed the week before Christmas. A family shopping and getting things ready - young kids and the wife is pregnant also. Anyway, the father ends up being killed in a car crash, and the week still continues to Christmas day, when the kids come into the mother, who tries to put a brave face on it so as not to upset the kids etc. From the start of the ad, there's an eerie song sung by a little girl, just makes it a lot sadder. The Aussie ads always end in "If you drink and drive, you're a bloody idiot".

I also saw a Japanese ad on Tarrent also. A grandmother and a young girl, about 15 maybe walking in town. The girl leaves the grandmother at a pedestrian crossing and says something like "see you in a few minutes". The grandmother steps onto the road and a car flies in and sends her straight up out of the picture - one of the on lookers says "I think someone was hit!" and you see the girl coming back and says "grandma?"

irishgeo

if anyone wants to see a aussie ad

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/downloads/tvc/braintvc_web.mpg

its 7.87MB ill download it later.

The Real B-man

or the ad where the lads are bringing back the pizza and it splats all over the place showing you it could be blood & guts if you didnt where your seatbelt

irishgeo

Originally posted by The Real B-man
or the ad where the lads are bringing back the pizza and it splats all over the place showing you it could be blood & guts if you didnt where your seatbelt

Never seen the whole of that ad for some reason, i always flick it on when it was half over.

Flukey

Some of those recent Irish ads won awards and some thought they were shocking by Australian standards.