March 27, 2008

Don't drive distracted, says distracting ad

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Spotted on AdFreak, a billboard in Wisconsin (above) warning motorists not to get distracted while driving which is itself getting criticized for being too distracting.

Saatchi New Zealand recently did a more creative safe-driving billboard campaign (below), which showed a succession of family snapshots on roadside ads clustered closely together. “Don’t let your life flash before you,” said the final boards. “Slow down.”

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