Don’t SMS/BBM and Drive

Pretty gruesome so don’t watch it if you can’t handle it. [YouTube]

Aug 19, 2009

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28 Comments, add your own...

1. The Kuwaiti Godfather | August 19th, 2009 at 11:09 pm

Is this real!! If so then where did it take place
2. Mark | August 19th, 2009 at 11:10 pm

its not real dude
3. FAH-Buzberry | August 19th, 2009 at 11:18 pm

Very true, it’s for the peoples own safety
4. BlackBarook | August 19th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

I have the same phone! 8D
5. Bu Yousef | August 20th, 2009 at 12:30 am

… and this is in a place with proper emergency services! What chance do we have here. Idiots of all kind on our roads.
6. Mahoona | August 20th, 2009 at 1:10 am

I’ve seen this on BBC website, just now a girl hit a boy in a bicycle right infront of me, sucks for her cops were right there, the boy was hurt but nothing major, when asked how come she didn’t stop she said she didn’t see him she was texting!!! This film came straight to my head!
I
t’s feared that texing & driving is now worse than DUI..
This film is expected to be shown in schools in England, it should be all over the world! amazingly done! as scary as it is…
7. Agaad Hunter | August 20th, 2009 at 1:20 am

Meanwhile, ZAIN Kuwait chooses an ad campaign to show some idiot BBM’ing his friends on a motorbike.

Only in Kuwait.

LOL
8. pinkdress | August 20th, 2009 at 1:46 am

that was intense!!! quite awful but sends a strong message…
9. Holla | August 20th, 2009 at 3:23 am

This is the least of Kuwait’s worries. Fatal car crashes are the norm here whether msging or not.
10. babloa | August 20th, 2009 at 4:47 am

Last year in Canada provincial laws were passed making it illegal to use your cellphone while driving with a fee of over $400 if caught and also the possibilty of being held reliable in the case of an accident………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bluetooth headsets and wireless system sales shot through the roof

thats what everyone needs to do
11. mobi | August 20th, 2009 at 5:56 am

lmao at this video.
12. BoBader | August 20th, 2009 at 6:47 am

Intexticated
13. Ahmed | August 20th, 2009 at 8:37 am

I thought it’s an ad for not sms while driving, so i waited for the end to see the logo and slogan but nothing came just black.
any way the movie been made very good with video and sound effects, camera angles, last hit of the coming car form side, and last the make up of the girls. BUT the hit shoot in 0:10, 0:20 and 0:26 shows the can empty, very week from the director side, not even a dummy to make it real.
Last thing ……. Poor Car :(
14. neoark25 | August 20th, 2009 at 8:46 am

old video, saw it when Blasha posted it
15. TweeZ | August 20th, 2009 at 10:07 am

@ The Kuwaiti Godfather:

no, but this is real for sure:

http://www.techpin.com/borre-saethre-s-real-unicorn/
16. Mark | August 20th, 2009 at 10:08 am

lol
17. Desert Girl | August 20th, 2009 at 11:03 am

Agaad Hunter: I thought the same thing: How incredibly irresponsible of Zain to post the ad of the motorcyclist SMSing! This done by a company that has done a lot to address corporate social responsibility – just a very poor PR move on their part.

I just came back from Virginia and there have been so many fatalities of people dying by SMSing while driving (mostly teenagers) that there is a strict law against it. Using a hands-free device is not mandatory, however, like it is here in Kuwait. Texting takes much more concentration (I think).
18. Mark | August 20th, 2009 at 11:05 am

The guy riding the motorcycle isn’t using the BlackBerry or any kind of phone. Of course that would be irresponsible if he was. Both his hands are on the bikes handle bars.
19. Patrick | August 20th, 2009 at 11:45 am

pft. amateurs.
20. Agaad Hunter | August 20th, 2009 at 12:24 pm

Mark, the fact that the idiot (passenger or not) is on a motorbike and BBMing whilst sat at a sharp angle (indicating speed) is utterly hillarious and pathetically irresponsible.
21. boba | August 20th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Studies show that Texting while driving is more dangerous than drunk driving! I do it every once in a while i have to admit, but it is terribly stupid of me and i will do my best to STOP. It is sooo dangerous and i can clearly see myself drifting when i text and drive…
22. Mark | August 20th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

try taking the Sheraton round-about while bbming… i am not doing that again
23. faisal | August 20th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

what’s great about it is that it tells drivers what happens after the accident not only what leads to it.
24. ariston | August 20th, 2009 at 4:45 pm

I think this kind of video should be shown in most television in Kuwait, as an awareness campaign to minimize road accidents prior on using mobile phones(SMS/BBMs) while driving.

btw, I like the vids…
25. Asinine | August 20th, 2009 at 8:57 pm

Don’t listen to Queen and SMS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QggEvJAlV1s
26. pinkdress | August 21st, 2009 at 12:18 am

roundabouts in q8 are useless… haven’t seen a country with that many roundabouts!!!
27. vampire | August 21st, 2009 at 8:41 am

and how come the camera man didn’t get hurt ?! “
i will never txt and drive!! drinking is much safer ;)

seriously though,, txting is the most dangerous act while driving
28. AndyQ8 | August 22nd, 2009 at 7:24 pm

pinkdress – roundabouts are great, but nobody in Kuwait knows how to use them!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NonUK_Roundabout_8_Cars.gif
2 basic things that would save countless accidents – Indicators and giving way.

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