Drive Safely PSAs
Posted by Peter W on January 5, 2008
Dat from Portland’s SHIFT bike advocacy/fun group is hoping to get a safety video shown as a PSA in Portland. On the SHIFT mailing list, Dat says:
Been doing a lot of research on PSA on what works and what does not. I came across this PSA that aired in 2005 in the UK. The Images are some what disturbing. I was thinking of adapting that PSA and other for U.S. taste. I even talked to some TV people and they said a PSA like this would even pass U.S. Censors.
Here’s the video he’s talking about:
Other people pointed out more videos. Below are a couple I thought were good. (WARNING: these images may also disturb you.)
This one shows how much difference 5mph makes in stopping distance:
This last one shows how important paying close attention is:
