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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.

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?

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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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