Volkswagen: Don't make up and drive

This campaign for safer driving by Volkswagen, the automotive manufacturer, targeted women whom research had shown caused 500,000 crashes in the UK each year by applying make up and cosmetics when at the wheel.

Volkswagen: Don't make up and drive

DDB Tribal Berlin

Advertiser: Volkswagen GroupBrand: VolkswagenCountry: Germany

Objectives

Our objective was to make driving safer and position VW as a responsible company engaging in safe driving.

Each year Car companies invest billions of $ into developing and advertising their latest safety features: from Line-Assistant, to Electronic Stability Control, ICRS and many many more. Yet despite all these innovations, crashes still happen at a shocking rate and the numbers are not significantly shrinking. How is that possible?

While these innovations are pushing the boundaries of technology the most significant...

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