How old is the drink driving ad...

mollzer

Anyone know how long the drink driving ad with the boy in the yellow T-shirt has been on RTE?

My partner & I are having a difference of opinion, would be great to be able to settle our 'argument'..

Zombienosh

the one with the fleetwood mac song? years..

messrs

thats been on years, went of air for while and back on again now
how long are you both thinking?

admiralofthefleet

should have been in school instead of messing around with garden sprinklers

TheZohanS

mollzer wrote: »

Anyone know how long the drink driving ad with the boy in the yellow T-shirt has been on RTE?

My partner & I are having a difference of opinion, would be great to be able to settle our 'argument'..

Tell him I said he's an amateur.



You're right, he's wrong.

Lets have sex.

alwaysadub

It's only back very recently-it was off air for a long while.
It's years old though.

Dudess

It's kinda funny that the thing you remember is the yellow t-shirt. :pac:

If it is that Fleetwood Mac one, then close to the 10-year mark at this stage...

About 7 years ago I'd say. It was originally a National Safety Council ad and was rebranded to the RSA when it was established in 2006.

EDIT: 10 years if this article is correct... http://www.independent.ie/national-news/can-drivers-be-shocked-out-of-that-one-for-the-road-359619.html

mollzer

Its a male singer, dunno if its a Fleetwood Mac song.

I think it was first out in the early naughties either 2001 or 2002.....

My partner thinks 2004..

I remember the T-shirt cos when I saw it first I thought the driver was the guy all grown up.

Dudess

Thought it was older, Karsini? I'd have thought the same time as Mollzer says...

mollzer

Karsini wrote: »

About 7 years ago I'd say. It was originally a National Safety Council ad and was rebranded to the RSA when it was established in 2006.

EDIT: 10 years if this article is correct... http://www.independent.ie/national-news/can-drivers-be-shocked-out-of-that-one-for-the-road-359619.html

Karsini thanks a million!!
Thanks for all replies! Knew Boards would solve the query!

I wasnt far out, had a feeling 2001 was when I saw it on the telly.

Times flies.

littlefriend

Did you ever notice in the other one (the one where the couple are hit while kissing against a wall) that the girl in it looks really like young posh spice.

What fleetwood mac song is in the ad you are talking about? Thats going to annoy me

Mayoegian

alwaysadub wrote: »

It's only back very recently-it was off air for a long while.
It's years old though.

And yet people continue to drink and drive, and put other people's lives in danger.....

littlefriend

littlefriend wrote: »

Did you ever notice in the other one (the one where the couple are hit while kissing against a wall) that the girl in it looks really like young posh spice.

What fleetwood mac song is in the ad you are talking about? Thats going to annoy me

Man of the World

easyeason3

Mayoegian wrote: »

And yet people continue to drink and drive, and put other people's lives in danger.....

People do that because they can.
In fairness the Guards are doing checks, the RSA are running ads on awareness & there is a general feeling of someone having contracted leprosy if they mention drinking & driving.
Organisations can only do so much, it comes down to the individual whether they want to drink & drive.

starbelgrade

Almost all major bands are signed up to music publishers. The publisher's job is to ensure that all royalties are collected from public broadcasting of the band's music on TV, radio, in public places etc.

They also actively try & get the music used in the likes of films, documentaries, TV adverts etc, but usually have to consult with the musicians beforehand to ensure that they are OK with endorsing the products / films etc.

It always struck me then, as quite odd, that a band would allow their music to be used in a road safety campaign. I always wonder if they introduce it at gigs with, "Here's a song of ours from our 3rd album - you might remember it from the TV ad where the girl who looks like Posh Spice gets hammered up against a wall by a car & ends up with a dead boyfriend & a lifetime confined to a wheelchair.... feel free to join in at the chorus."

CrazyRabbit

Did the kid really died?

starbelgrade

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Did the kid really died?

"De damn liddle kid weally dead?", asked the wabbit.

That_Guy

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Did the kid really died?

:rolleyes:

The guy

The kid must be 19 years old by now, so that means he can drive a car, I wonder is he a careful driver.

That_Guy

The guy wrote: »

The kid must be 19 years old by now, so that means he can drive a car, I wonder is he a careful driver.

Holy crap. How often do you get the guy and that guy together?

Mayoegian

easyeason3 wrote: »

People do that because they can.
In fairness the Guards are doing checks, the RSA are running ads on awareness & there is a general feeling of someone having contracted leprosy if they mention drinking & driving.
Organisations can only do so much, it comes down to the individual whether they want to drink & drive.

Maybe you misinterpreted my post. I am not lamblasting ads or government efforts at stopping drink driving at all, I am simply saying that people continue to drink and drive, selfishly putting other people's lives at risk, even though they know the dangers of it, highlighted by these ads.

CrazyRabbit

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Did the kid really died?

Humour FAIL apparently

wmpdd3

Yeah, ten years old, my little brother was about 8 when it came out and I couldn't watch it, really freaked me out. He was 18 last Friday. Mother used to buy yellow tee shirtt for him, he'd only wear them playing hurling in the garden!!

Even now I have nearly broken the remote getting it off the telly. Even the 1st few notes and it's gone.