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I love these ads
Pennsylvania's tourist bureau made these ads to promote cycle touring:
It's like The Office of cycling, and I'm pretty sure the sidekick is another Schrute cousin. The people who made it have watched a lot of cycling interviews. I've seen guys just like these in more than a few documentaries.
Part 2 is here.OK, they're not technically public ( Read more... ) -
In response to mizerychick
Red light runners are just as dangerous to drivers as cyclists:
I think that drivers run reds as often as cyclists, if there's such a thing as a "National Stop on Red Week."BTW, red light running is the leading cause of all urban automobile crashes. In 2007 in the U.S., almost 900 people were killed and an estimated 153,000 were injured in ( Read more... ) -
Since the last one was so gory
here are a few cycling PSAs that focus on the positive side.
a sweet one from the city of Geneva:
and one from the city of Gothenburg
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Gruesome, but effective
at least for me. Heddlu Gwent Police in Wales have produced a video about the hazards of texting while driving. The four-minute short tells the story of a young woman whose texting-induced distracted driving winds up killing four people in a three-car accident.
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Cycling PSAs
The LADOT put out this one:
Besides the fact they they call momentum and energy the same thing, I hate this ad. The idea is good - I cringe when I see way bpeople ride against traffic - but the bug splatter analogy is bad. It reinforces the idea that car/bike collisions are the result of inevitable laws of chance, not a failure on the part of ( Read more... ) -
Why is it
that I can't remember what I had for lunch 3 days ago, but anytime I hear anything with a cadence similar to the Train to the Plane jingle, the ad runs through my head.
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OK, not really a Public Service Announcement
Since it's an ad for the lottery, but it's way too funny to pass up.
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