Ohio DOT Warns Kids, Via Hilarious Optimus Prime Rap: Don’t Speed (?!?)
Uh, oh. Someone at the Ohio Department of Transportation has been making safety videos under the influence of who knows what.
3:57 PM EST on December 16, 2011
Uh, oh. Someone at the Ohio Department of Transportation has been making safety videos under the influence of who knows what.
Check out this cheaply-produced rap video, starring Transformer Optimus Prime, warning kids to … (drum roll, please) … drive safely.
Hey, ODOT, speeding is bad. But I have news for you: Kids don’t drive! They walk and ride bikes.
Maybe there’s a safety message you could provide about safely crossing the street or wearing bike helmets? Or does that violate your policy of only officially acknowledging car transportation?
Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.
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