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  • Started 10 years ago by chdot
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  1. neddie
    Member

    Remember that ad a while ago where a few Kiwi youths are at a party talking about drink driving? It set the internet on fire thanks to its popularity, and now there’s an even better follow-up featuring kids urging folks not to drive while high. The results are hilarious.

    The new ad sees three kids sitting in a car comparing how their fathers drive while high. It’s an incredible sketch of kids comparing stoner behaviour.

    “Who’s this cheeky fella,” one kid asks while messing with the rear-view mirror. “Looks just like me!”

    “Which street do I live on again?”

    “Light’s green bro.”

    One of them even takes the wheel off to give to the other. I’d honestly rather watch this two-minute stoner comedy out of New Zealand than Dude, Where’s My Car?.

    Check it out, it’ll make your day.

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    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. le_soigneur
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    I wrote to Lothian Buses 4 weeks ago asking specifically about the Nope advert on their buses & just received the following reply from the depot manager:
    "
    I can confirm that related adverts are being carried on-bus through our advertising partner CBS Outdoor. This is a normal “paid for” campaign. Cycle safety initiatives do not fall into the category of advertising that requires our prior approval.

    Lothian Buses has had a long association with “Streets Ahead Road Safety in Edinburgh and Cycling Scotland in the promotion of cycle awareness and safety but we as a Company would never presume to tell any road user what to do in any circumstances, all we would advise is to follow the Highway code.

    Being a cyclist myself I would endorse any campaign relating to the promotion of cycle road safety however, as with all advertising it has to be legal, decent and honest at all times. "

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. minus six
    Member

    Lothian Buses depot manager never fails to give it the "Being a cyclist myself" spiel, in correspondence.

    I fail to see the relevance, but he seems to use it as a convenient buffer, and an adage to cement whatever he's saying.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  4. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    A bit like a driver who cuts you up then says "I'm a cyclist as well" when challenged...

    Posted 10 years ago #

  5. Kenny
    Member

    +1 o_0, I've had that from him before. Yawn.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  6. crowriver
    Member

    Give the guy a break. He's just trying really, really, really hard not to cause any offence to any persons now or in the future, whether living or dead.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  7. le_soigneur
    Member

    I think it was fair enough, he gave me a straight answer:
    LB is paid to carry the NWC adverts
    &
    LB recommends people follow the HWC.
    which to me means that the NWC is not LBs official policy.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  8. chdot
    Admin

    "
    http://nicewaycode.com/ is marked private by its owner. You can:
    Request access to view the site. We'll send your username to the site owner for their approval.

    "

    Posted 10 years ago #

  9. Focus
    Member

    Were people not playing NICE?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  10. custard
    Member

    Well whats the point of that? How is a social media profile supposed to work if you cant interact?
    expensive 3 months if its run out of steam

    Posted 10 years ago #

  11. Charterhall
    Member

    They only want to talk at you not with you.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  12. minus six
    Member

    So its gone.

    Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  13. Arellcat
    Moderator

    So its gone.

    I suspect it's not as though something awful happened to the NWC machine, but that it's actually part of the planned closure of the material. Will Cycling Scotland or the Scottish Government be publishing information about how successful the NWC was? And how do they actually measure 'success'?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  14. chdot
    Admin

    Apologies to anyone who doesn’t think that this is an appropriate thread to add this to.

    The contrast between the NWC campaign and this more focused one is notable.

    I hope this one actually works -

    “

    The Scottish Government agency’s latest advertising campaign is aimed at urging male drivers aged between 20 and 29 to slow down on country roads and be better prepared for unexpected hazards such as bikes and deer.

    “

    https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/watch-young-drivers-gran-climbs-out-crashed-car-berate-his-driving-3016809

    (P.s. I read the first few posts of this thread again. Curious nostalgia and NO feeling of ‘we were a bit harsh on the SG and its agencies’!)

    Posted 3 years ago #

  15. Greenroofer
    Member

    Heard two adverts about being nice to people on bikes on the radio recently.

    One was from the point of view of someone sounding female, talking about how frightening a close pass is and how the police are running Operation Close Pass. Notably through this advert it never once said 'cyclist' but instead talked pointedly about people on bikes. Rather good, actually.

    Second was from ambulance-chasing lawyers. Started by talking about cyclists running red lights and riding on the pavement, then morphed strangely into saying that if you're a cyclist and have an accident we'll get you the compensation you deserve. Tone deaf approach, and marked them out as lawyers to avoid.

    Posted 3 years ago #

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