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Is M. Night Shyamalan Working for the DFT?

The U.K.’s “Think” campaign typically offers first-rate stuff (even when they borrow the concepts from others, as in the “gorillas” video), and this one’s no exception.

I can’t remember the last time I saw an ad in the U.S. talking about speed and pedestrian safety.

(via The Transportationist)

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2 Responses to “Is M. Night Shyamalan Working for the DFT?”

  1. D42 Says:
    October 16th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

    Maybe because for a lot of people, at least around here, and a few other places internationally, driving is perceived as an act of “power” and aggression. Consider for example, that in London on many occasions, driving is considered to be for “the rich”. In DC, everyone is unanimously rude to bikers.
    They could be opening doors to me one minute, if I am on a bike, it’s road-rage. We are very consumer oriented, even the “family”.

    In fact, one of my acquaintances indicated to me that driving is another medicine against anxiety {but then again he seemed to fancy me as a maleable little girl, if you understand the mechanics of the female doll, not even as much the sexuality of it}. Your selection of the ad, was actually a very frightening deja vu, for me.

    Have you thought about seat belts, and their relevanmce to “belts”?

  2. Carlton Reid Says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 5:16 am

    Hi Tom. Don’t get your TLAs in a twist!

    It wasn’t the DfT (Department for Transport) which ripped off the gorilla video, it was TfL (Transport for London).

    I ranted about the rip-off here: http://quickrelease.tv/?p=348

    The ‘new’ video is still doing the viral rounds and it’s a shame Daniel J Simmons - the originator of the video - gets zero credit.

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