Video: Local Aussie authority using profanity to keep teen drivers in line
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>VicRoads is reaching out to teens - <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/video-local-aussie-authority-using-profanity-to-keep-teen-drive/#continued">follow the jump</a> for the videos</small></strong></em></div>
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Like it or not, we were all <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/29/those-teens-that-do-get-their-license-prefer-mustang/">teenagers</a> at one point or another. Which means we all did our very best to endanger the life and limb of everyone around us on the road. Mix a healthy dose of hormones with an unfiltered belief in one's own invincibility, and suddenly you've got the perfect concoction for highway hell-raising. <br />
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These days, we've even thrown in a healthy dash of technology to add a little distraction to the mix. To help teens develop good driving habits, VicRoads (Victoria's highway department) in Australia have rolled out a new ad campaign, complete with profanity-laced pleas for teens to be more attentive behind the wheel ("Don't be a d*ckhead!", etc.). <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/video-local-aussie-authority-using-profanity-to-keep-teen-drive/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for a look, but be warned, the language may be a little NSFW.<em> Hat tip to Igor!</em><br />
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[Sources: <a href="http://mumbrella.com.au/vicroads-says-dont-be-a-dickhead-in-new-online-campaign-21788">Mumbrella</a>, <a href="http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/">VicRoads</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/video-local-aussie-authority-using-profanity-to-keep-teen-drive/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Local Aussie authority using profanity to keep teen drivers in line</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/video-local-aussie-authority-using-profanity-to-keep-teen-drive/">Video: Local Aussie authority using profanity to keep teen drivers in line</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/video-local-aussie-authority-using-profanity-to-keep-teen-drive/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19418170/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/video-local-aussie-authority-using-profanity-to-keep-teen-drive/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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