In Spain, nearly 30% of drivers have felt fear or anxiety while driving. For 7% of drivers, the fear is so intense that they are incapable of sitting behind the wheel. This uncontrollable fear is called amaxophobia. Halloween has always been a moment to talk about fears. That’s why ŠKODA chose this moment to raise awareness […]
A powerful, two-minute film to help change people’s attitudes and behaviours around the global issue of texting and driving was released by System1 Agency. The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million collisions in the U.S. alone each year. To help address this continuing problem, System1 Agency wanted […]
New data from AI tech company Quantcast reveals that the automotive sector is still creating advertising campaigns focussed on heavily on concepts that appeal to men, despite rising purchasing power among women. UK government data shows that car ownership among women increased 75 percent in the 20 years up to 2014. However Quantcast found that […]
M&C Saatchi and Mad Ruffian launch the FIA Foundation and AA Charitable Trust’s Christmas campaign, ‘Make it Home for Christmas’, an online and social campaign which aims to highlight the fatal danger of texting and driving. Set to Bing Crosby’s 1943 hit “I’ll be Home for Christmas”, the film shows a father and daughter innocently […]
Safely Home, the Western Cape Government’s Department of Transport & Public Works’ road safety campaign, has released a new hard-hitting TV commercial created by FCB Cape Town and Egg Films. The dramatic commercial, titled ‘The Knock-On Effect’, illustrates how you can avoid the devastating knock-on effect of a crash when you knock just 5kph off […]
“Distracted driving” is what they call it. It’s a treacherous innocuous name – meant to cover anything from taking your eyes off the road to check your baby hasn’t chocked on his pacifier, right down to taking your eyes off the road to scroll down your Facebook feed and check who’s liked your latest profile […]
Toyota has seized on Siri voice control and uses a radio spot to interact with drivers’ mobile phones. Saatchi & Saatchi, together with the motoring giants, developed the ad, in order to get people to think twice before using the cell phone while driving. The radio spot simply communicates to the mobile to switch itself […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvLaTupw-hk According to the NZ Transport Agency, speeding is a contributing factor in “20% of all fatal and serious injury crashes on New Zealand roads”. To remind drivers to be more vigilant on the road and to “choose a safer speed”, the agency released a powerful, thought-provoking safe driving ad titled ‘Speed ad – Mistakes’. […]
In light of Western Australia consistently having the highest road fatality rate of any state, the RAC and JWT have unveiled a world-first innovation – a car powered by attention – to raise awareness about the deadly impact of inattention on our roads, estimated to be a factor in 46% of all fatal crashes in […]
Drowsy driving causes more than 100,000 car crashes each year. To help curb the numbers and help travellers get to their destination safely, Thai coffee shop chain Café Amazon—with the help of creative agency BBDO Proximity Thailand—has created an app that helps wake up sleepy drivers. With the use of eye- and face-tracking technology, the […]