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New Zealand Anti-Drug-Driving Ad Goes Viral

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Who said anti-drug commercials had to be dull? This ad, featuring three spot-on Māori kids bragging about whose dad is the best “blazed” driver, was declared an “instant Advertising Hall of Fame Drugs PSA classic” by advertising blog Copyranter.

Made for the New Zealand Transport Agency by Oscar-nominated director Taika Waititi, “Blazed – Drug-Driving in Aotearoa” (Aotearoa is the Māori name for New Zealand) has been viewed more than 500,000 times on YouTube since it was first posted, on September 13.

See the propaganda ad at: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/09/18/new-zealand-anti-drug-driving-ad-goes-viral/
 
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You should hear how they talk in old Zealand. Look at this incomprehensible morass:

For fire snese og syv år siden frembragte vore fædre et nyt land på dette kontinent, undfanget i frihed og viet til den tanke, at alle mænd er skabt lige.
Nu er vi optaget af en stor borgerkrig, som afprøver om denne nation, eller en hvilken som helst nation, således undfanget og således viet kan holde ud. Vi er mødtes på en stor slagmark i denne krig. Vi er kommet for at indvie en del af denne mark som et endeligt hvilested for dem, som her gav deres liv, for at denne nation kan leve. Det er en helt igennem passende og rigtig ting, at vi gør dette.
Men i en større sammenhæng kan vi ikke dedikere – kan vi ikke indvie - kan vi ikke helliggøre denne jord. De tapre mænd, levende og døde, som kæmpede her, har indviet den, langt mere end vores beskedne styrke kan gøre til eller fra. Verden vil ikke lægge mærke til eller huske, hvad vi siger her, men den kan aldrig glemme, hvad de gjorde her. Det er op til os, de levende, at være viet her til den store opgave, som fortsat står foran os – at disse ærede døde bibringer os en større hengivenhed for den sag, som de ofrede det sidste fulde mål – så vi her højtideligt beslutter, at disse døde ikke skal være døde forgæves – at denne nation, under Gud, skal have en frihedens genfødsel – og at regering af folket, ved folket og for folket ikke skal visne bort fra jorden.
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omg LOL everyone needs to watch. Im more of a "haha" type of guy, but seriously LOL.
 
I put this in the videos thread a couple of days ago, as it's not much of an article. Funny tho eh bro.
 
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You should hear how they talk in old Zealand. Look at this incomprehensible morass:
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actually it's zeeland

and they talk like this:

Gemeente Amersfoort heeft een nieuw, bijzonder moment gevonden waarop mensen kunnen trouwen: op 11 december om 14.15 uur. Dat levert namelijk de reeks 11-12-13 14.15 op.
De gemeente biedt vijf paren die dat tijdstip leuk vinden een gratis huwelijk aan.
Bijzondere data trekken altijd meer bruidsparen dan normaal. Zo trouwden koning Willem-Alexander en koningin Máxima op 02-02-02. Vorig jaar liep het bij veel gemeenten storm op 12-12-12.
Paren kunnen zich tot eind van de maand aanmelden voor de bijzondere dag. De gemeente kiest vijf bruidsparen uit. Die worden allemaal tegelijk getrouwd door burgemeester Lucas Bolsius.
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There is a really great comment on the site.

generousteve
1 day ago
Studies Show Marijuana Consumption Not Associated With Dangerous Driving, May Lead to Safer Drivers
May 21, 2013

Anyone who consumes cannabis on a regular basis knows that it doesn’t make you a dangerous driver. Many people find that it makes them a safer, more focused driver; one that’s more aware of their surroundings and the dangers associated with controlling tons of gasoline-filled metal. Not only has this been an anecdotal truth for as long as cars and cannabis have been paired, science has also been clear that consuming marijuana doesn’t make you a dangerous driver, and may make some people safer drivers. More research is needed, but it’s hard to deny that of the research we have, marijuana hasn’t been found to increase a person’s risk of an accident. To back this claim up, here’s a list of studies and research conducted on this very topic, some of which were funded by national governments in hopes of different results.

Drunk Drivers Are 30 Times More Likely To Get In An Accident Than Cannabis Consumers
http://www.theweedblog.com/drunk-dr...o-get-in-an-accident-than-cannabis-consumers/

Risk of severe driver injury by driving with psychoactive substances
Accident Analysis & Prevention
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001457513002315

“20 years of study has concluded that marijuana smokers may actually have fewer accidents than other drivers.” – Top 10 Reasons Marijuana Users Are Safer Drivers -
http://www.4autoinsurancequote.com/uncategorized/reasons-why-marijuana-users-are-safe-drivers/

“No differences were found during the baseline driving segment (and the) collision avoidance scenarios,”
Research published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2010
http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/02/why-medical-marijuana-laws-reduce-traffic-deaths/

“Although cognitive studies suggest that cannabis use may lead to unsafe driving, experimental studies have suggested that it can have the opposite effect.”
U.S. National Library of Medicine; The Effect Of Cannabis Compared With Alcohol On Driving, 2009 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722956/
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That girl pronounced fish and chips wrong.

Cool ad though, just like the drink driving one last year. Leeegend.

New Zealander's are pretty cool. With a few exceptions.
 
I don't know what's most retarded, the video or the comment below that says cannabis actually makes you a better driver. Lol.

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You should hear how they talk in old Zealand. Look at this incomprehensible morass:
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Lol, as a swede I can read and understand that, it's not so different from our language. I doubt they talk like that in new zealand though?
 
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Most of us don't talk like that - lol. Just in general communities, sometimes we do.
 
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