Road safety campaigns play an important role in educating the community about the dangers on our roads, in an effort to reduce serious injuries and fatalities in South Australia.
The role of communications in seeking to improve road user behaviour cannot be underestimated. Our innovative campaigns are designed to capture the attention and influence the community to create a safe road environment for all of us.
Created with the help of motorcyclists, SAPOL’s latest motorcycle campaign “Back Off” took nine months of research and careful planning to come to life earlier this year.
The campaign aims to encourage motorcyclists to reduce speeding on thrill seeking rides before their thrills turn to grief. It primarily targets 20-29 year old male motorcyclists, who were the most implicated in serious injuries involving motorcyclists between 2018 and 2022.
During extensive market research, motorcyclists spoke of their sense of freedom, their connection to the road and the heightened sensory experience that riding gives them. Rather than argue with that, the campaign reflects the dark side of those feelings.
The new campaign was launched in May this year and will return to market in January 2024. Campaign research shows that it has been seen by an unprecedented 97% of 20-29 year old motorcyclists.
Go behind the scenes of the making of "Back Off" in the video below.
The entire campaign can be viewed in the drop-down menu below.
"Excuses" (30 seconds)
"Moderation" (30 seconds)
"Adult Children" (30 seconds)
"Speeders Come Out of Nowhere" (30 seconds)
All other campaign ads can be seen in the drop-down menu below.
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Seniors - Stopping (30 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Seniors - Stopping (15 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Seniors - Moderation (30 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Seniors - Moderation (15 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Adult Children (30 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Adult Children (15 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | GPs (15 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Seniors (30 sec)
Don't Stop Driving By Accident | Adult Children (30 sec)
Speeders Come Out Of Nowhere (30 sec)
Speeders Come Out Of Nowhere (15 sec)
Speeders Come Out Of Nowhere (6 sec)
Speeders Come Out Of Nowhere (30 sec)
SAPOL’s ‘tell it like it is’ hard-hitting campaign targeting those who ignore the dangers of drink driving was recognised by national marketing body, the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) at their annual Awards for Marketing Excellence event on Thursday 20 October 2022.
A State finalist in the category of Social Change, marketing designed to shift attitudes or behaviours, the “Selfish Pri*k” campaign won both State and National awards.
Also picked up by SAPOL was the premier award of the night, CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR, recognising the overall best campaign across each state and category.
A SAPOL spokesperson said “addressing road trauma is an emotive and daunting task, but we are pleased that our unflinching efforts to reduce the lives lost each year are being recognised at a National level by our peers.”
The judges’ comments included;
“This is one of the most outstanding campaigns I’ve ever come across.”
“The civic leadership message was one that cut right to the punch.”
“The concept, the strategy, the simple cut-through creative and the additional benefits were bigger than this campaign. They not only achieved their goals, but they also achieved awareness of a very serious Australian culture issue”.
Drink driving post campaign research indicated that the campaign reached 81% awareness, the highest in five years.
The full campaign can be watched in the dropdown menu further down this page.
Selfish Prick - "Excuses" (30 sec)
Selfish Prick - "Consequences" (30 sec)
Selfish Prick - "Consequences" (15 sec)
Selfish Prick - Horizontal (6 sec)
Selfish Prick - Vertical (6 sec)
Selfish Prick - Master Ad (30 sec)
Selfish Prick - Radio Ad A (15 sec)
Selfish Prick - Radio Ad B (15 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted (15 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Eating (6 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Mobile phone (6 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Personal grooming (6 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Tending to children (6 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Distracted dad (30 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Distracted mum (30 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Distracted youth (30 sec)
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Eating
No One's Driving If You're Distracted - Mobile phone
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Feet, Dog and Ladder (15 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Mattress, Dog and Book (15 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Couch, Trolley Park and Petrol Pump (15 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Walking a dog (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Reading a book (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Transporting a couch (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Hanging feet out the window (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Carrying a ladder (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Balancing a mattress on the roof (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Leaving a pug inside a parked car (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Smoking at the petrol pump (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. - Parking in a shopping trolley storage bay (6 sec)
Smarten Up. Buckle Up. (30 sec)
Testimonials - Nick's Best Mate 01 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Best Mate 02 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Best Mate 03 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Mum 01 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Mum 02 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Dad 01 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Dad 02 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Dad 03 - 30 sec
Testimonials - First Responder SAPOL 01 - 30 sec
Testimonials - First Responder SAPOL 02 - 30 sec
Testimonials - First Responder MFS 01 - 30 sec
Testimonials - First Responder MFS 02 - 30 sec
Testimonials - First Responder Paramedic - 30 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Best Mate - 15 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Mum - 15 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Dad - 15 sec
Testimonials - First Responder MFS - 15 sec
Testimonials - Janet 01 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Janet 02 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Janet 03 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Wayne 01 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Wayne 02 - 30 sec
Testimonials - Janet 01 - 15 sec
Testimonials - Janet 02 - 15 sec
Testimonials - Janet 03 - 15 sec
Testimonials - Wayne 01 - 15 sec
Testimonials - Wayne 02 - 15 sec
Testimonials - Nick's Best Mate
Testimonials - First Responder SAPOL
Testimonials - Nick's Best Mate
Testimonials - First Responder - SAPOL
Testimonials - First Responder - MFS
Fatal Five - Speeding (15 sec)
Fatal Five - Seatbelt (15 sec)
Fatal Five - Drug Drive (15 sec)
Fatal Five - Drink Drive (15 sec)
Fatal Five - Distraction (15 sec)
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone - Cannabis (30 sec)
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone - Methamphetamine (30 sec)
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone - Cannabis (15 sec)
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone - Methamphetamine (15 sec)
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone - Cannabis (30 sec)
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone - Methamphetamine (30 sec)
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone Billboard A
Get Caught Long After The High Is Gone Billboard B