South Australia’s motorcycle safety commercial featuring Mick Doohan in ‘No place to run’ was one of the best we’ve ever seen and this second one is just as good.
The Motor Accident Commission (MAC) has now launched this new safety ad called ‘Gear Up’ road showing riders the risks they face if they don’t wear protective gear and the motorcyclist falling from his bike with his jeans, t-shirt and sneakers represented by just body paint and Mick Doohan drives it home with, “If you’re not wearing the right gear you may as well be wearing nothing.”
Check out the other video after the jump with Australia’s Minister for Road Safety, Jack Snelling and Doohan talking about the campaign, and Alpinestars and Dainese getting a not so subtle product placement.
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Australia is coming down hard with their road safety compaigns targeted for motorcyclists and the sobering thought that riders are more likely than car occupants to be killed or seriously injured on the road.
There’s another video after the jump showing you why wearing protective clothing is an absolute necessity. We recommend you see it, even if you’re the weak stomached type.