Please Slow Down RTA Commercial

Compares two identical cars going at different speeds and braking. I think another effective commercial from the RTA

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Autos & Vehicles

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• RTA
• please
• slow
• down
• road
• safety
• ford
• truck
• cool
• interesting

[alextact]

And if both drivers had been paying full attention to the road, they would've seen the truck approaching from the side at a speed too fast to stop, and thus would have been able to begin braking a second or two earlier, avoiding a collisoin all together. It's not all about speed.

[UnwrittenEpitaph]

how about just get a low ass civic from Fast and Furious and go under it?

[zpunk81]

@glazealotabrass420 "Last I checked 65 was a speed only for highways / express ways." ...and of course people always travel the speed limit.....

[leftcoaster67]

@ShepperdW

It said it's an unexpected stop in front of you. What if turning right there's no where to go?

Making excuses means you don't get the message. If you're ok with the consequences of speeding go right ahead. NHTSA's figures are 31% of all FATAL crashes are due to speed. That's over 11,000 people in one year in the US alone. If that was a terrorist cause people would be up in arms.

[POXXERR]

And depends what cars breaks and shit no everyone have a warn down falcon..

[RyanHoulio]

@glazealotabrass420 The commercial is to show that IF something happens, AND IF nothing can be done other than decelerate than a measly 5 K more an hour, can make a difference of 20+ on the point of impact...

[cameronmort125]

@glazealotabrass420 It's 65km's not miles!

[WOkitsu]

Why didn't the drivers see the oncoming truck or swerve out of the way? Maybe they were distracted by the narrator walking in the middle of the road. Sheesh, some commenters are so literal-minded.

[im1hecticwog]

@glazealotabrass420 i dont mean to chime in, but you do realise this is an Australian TV Ad meaning the speed is measured in KM and not MPH.. 60km is roughly 37 miles and 65km is roughly 40 miles.. 60km is about 17 metres per second... ive done my own tests in my falcon, similar to those in the video and found i need 26m to stop (without reaction time. i was only testing brakes...)

[glazealotabrass420]

@zpunk81

And these commercials are also incredibly UNREALISTIC. Who would just drive straight into a truck when they can swerve out of the way? Who wouldn't be able to see a giant ass truck hurling down the road with no signs of deceleration or stopping? Also explain to me why there's an intersection at a highway? Last I checked 65 was a speed only for highways / express ways. This commercial is just trying to scare people. And fear is another form of control. Use common sense when driving.