[Digi]

Just found the video on YouTube (the commercials are from Ireland), they're really hearth touching, so pay attention to this video before driving drunk again.

[qiqi1021]

So graphic. They sure went for the shock angle, like the Australian government's anti-smoking ad campaign.

[ScHAmPi]

Shock effect worked. Gee.

[n3g4t1v3]

I stopped after 1 minute. Got the message.

[Tarakan]

easy - don't drive. at all.

[Andy]

It still probably won't send the message across. I thought that the graphic images on cigarette packets would make my family rethink about smoking, but they still are smoking 10-20 / day and killing themselves faster.
I do admit no matter how graphic advertisements are, they need to be made and shown.

[Jason]

IG3N, on Apr 18 2009, 11:44 AM, said:

It still probably won't send the message across.

I agree. No matter how graphic the scenes are or how bad the Metallica is, these videos are not going to stop people from drinking and driving. The laws are far too lenient and many people get off with a slap on the wrist when caught drinking and driving. File sharers on the other hand seem to be dealt with more severely...

I've heard the argument "Well when you are having fun at a party and you drink too much, you don't realize what you are doing anymore." To which I say if you cannot control how much you drink, then don't touch alcohol period. If the law's minimum punishment for first time d&d offenders was losing driving privileges for life, only then might people re-think their actions. And just because you may be witted enough to get home without being in an accident after drinking, doesn't mean you are not going to be pulled over by the police.

Our roads (Especially the 401 Hwy in Ontario) are dangerous enough with the many bad/illegally licensed drivers, we don't need people intoxicated behind the wheel.

[RedGrinGo]

Jason, on Apr 18 2009, 07:53 PM, said:

IG3N, on Apr 18 2009, 11:44 AM, said:

It still probably won't send the message across.

I agree. No matter how graphic the scenes are or how bad the Metallica is, these videos are not going to stop people from drinking and driving. The laws are far too lenient and many people get off with a slap on the wrist when caught drinking and driving. File sharers on the other hand seem to be dealt with more severely...

I've heard the argument "Well when you are having fun at a party and you drink too much, you don't realize what you are doing anymore." To which I say if you cannot control how much you drink, then don't touch alcohol period. If the law's minimum punishment for first time d&d offenders was losing driving privileges for life, only then might people re-think their actions. And just because you may be witted enough to get home without being in an accident after drinking, doesn't mean you are not going to be pulled over by the police.

Our roads (Especially the 401 Hwy in Ontario) are dangerous enough with the many bad/illegally licensed drivers, we don't need people intoxicated behind the wheel.

because that people like you listen to the music instead of getting the point of non significance DEATH.

[Tarakan]

Jason, on Apr 18 2009, 07:53 PM, said:

IG3N, on Apr 18 2009, 11:44 AM, said:

It still probably won't send the message across.

I agree. No matter how graphic the scenes are or how bad the Metallica is, these videos are not going to stop people from drinking and driving. The laws are far too lenient and many people get off with a slap on the wrist when caught drinking and driving. File sharers on the other hand seem to be dealt with more severely...

I've heard the argument "Well when you are having fun at a party and you drink too much, you don't realize what you are doing anymore." To which I say if you cannot control how much you drink, then don't touch alcohol period. If the law's minimum punishment for first time d&d offenders was losing driving privileges for life, only then might people re-think their actions. And just because you may be witted enough to get home without being in an accident after drinking, doesn't mean you are not going to be pulled over by the police.

Our roads (Especially the 401 Hwy in Ontario) are dangerous enough with the many bad/illegally licensed drivers, we don't need people intoxicated behind the wheel.

Then again it's not all black&white. Let's just say you had a wild evening and have to drive the next day - you feel allright, your senses work fine and everything seems to be in order and the next moment a police officer pulls you over on a routine check and you don't pass the breathalyzer test. You didn't drink before driving, you had a good night sleep and you still lose your license. That would be just cruel. I don't think d&d is a good thing to do but signs of alcohol can be found in your system a long time after you've gotten sober enough to drive without a glitch.
Besides, accidents like that don't have to have anything to do with alcohol. Accidents happen. I sprained my ankle 6 days ago being completely sober. Will get rid of the cast on Monday, but will probably have to use crutches for some time after that.
Don't blame alcohol, blame stupid people.

[Jason]

RedGrinGo, on Apr 27 2009, 05:01 AM, said:

because that people like you listen to the music instead of getting the point of non significance DEATH.

Please re-read your post and clarify, because in your attempt at being prude you didn't make much sense.

If you meant that I did not get the point of the video, then you are incorrect. I just do not believe these videos will have much of an impact. Most people learn through consequence, and in a lot of cases a slap on the wrist isn't much of one.

Tarakan, on Apr 30 2009, 06:28 PM, said:

Then again it's not all black&white. Let's just say you had a wild evening and have to drive the next day - you feel allright, your senses work fine and everything seems to be in order and the next moment a police officer pulls you over on a routine check and you don't pass the breathalyzer test. You didn't drink before driving, you had a good night sleep and you still lose your license. That would be just cruel. I don't think d&d is a good thing to do but signs of alcohol can be found in your system a long time after you've gotten sober enough to drive without a glitch.
Besides, accidents like that don't have to have anything to do with alcohol. Accidents happen. I sprained my ankle 6 days ago being completely sober. Will get rid of the cast on Monday, but will probably have to use crutches for some time after that.
Don't blame alcohol, blame stupid people.

Failing a breathalyzer test implies your blood alcohol level has surpassed legal driving limits. If the next morning your senses have returned and yet you are still above legal driving limits, then there isn't much of an excuse for driving. If you play with fire, don't be surprised if you get burned.

I don't mean to sound insensitive, it's just that my sympathies are with those who have lost loved ones (fathers, mothers, children, etc) because of others needing to go to extremes with alcohol.

Statistics from AlcoholAlert.com:

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In 2006, 1,794 children age 14 and younger were killed in motor vehicle crashes. Of those 1,794 fatalities, 306 (17%) occurred in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Children riding in vehicles with drivers who had a BAC level of .08 or higher accounted for half (153) of these deaths.

The 13,470 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2006 were almost the same as compared to 13,451 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities reported in 1996. Ten years of progress.

The 13,470 fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes during 2006 represent an average of one alcohol-impaired-driving fatality every 39 minutes.

For the record I don't blame alcohol. People are responsible for their own actions. Stupid people drive dangerously, and stupid people drive over the limit or illegally.

[embøl]

In Denmark we also have these shock-campaigns going, here are some clips from recent advertisements on tv regarding speeding in general:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=OueQ7OUIkYA

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=RALpsfZBPB8

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=ODbeRjjvS4I

Really graphic.
They're just talking about themselves going too fast, and in the last video the expert is analyzing the crash.
watch your speed guys.