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Drink driving? All bad.

You love your mates, so why let them drink and drive? Call them out, call them a lift, or give them the couch for the night. Drink driving? All bad.

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On screen: A ute pulls up to a house where mates are standing out the front. He slams the driver’s door shut and his gear falls off the side of the tray.

Pete: It’s all good!

On screen: Pete sits down to enjoy a beer with his mates, when his chair breaks throwing him onto the ground.

Pete: It’s all good!

On screen: Pete is playing foot when he receives a ball to his nether regions.

Pete: It’s all good!

On screen: Pete is playing cricket in the backyard with his mates and he loses grip of the bat, hurtling it towards the fence.

Pete: It’s all good!

On screen: Pete’s cooking on the BBQ and holds up a scorched flaming sausage with his tongs. He blows the flames out. His mates look on in disgust.

Pete: It’s all good!

On screen: Pete emerges from the toilet holding a plunger.

Pete: It’s all good..

On screen: Pete tries to open a beer with his cricket helmet.

Pete: It’s all good.

On screen: Pete break dances and spins on the floor, when his pants finally split.

Pete: It’s all good..

On screen: Pete cockily throws his car keys up in the air and smiles to the group.

Pete: It’s all good..

Mark: No mate, it’s all bad.

On screen: Mate gives a cautious look at Pete and points to the couch.

Voiceover: You love your mates — so if they go to drink and drive, call them out, then call them a lift or give them the couch for the night.

Voiceover: Drink driving? All bad.

On screen: Authorised by the Queensland Government, William Street, Brisbane.

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Who drinks and drives?

1 in 3 males

aged 18-24 in Queensland report driving
when they may be over the alcohol limit*.

*Footprints Market Research, Understanding Risky Driving Behaviour, May 2021.

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