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A SPECIAL MESSAGE in men’s bathrooms – featuring an attention-getting woman’s voice and coming from a talking urinal cake – will be used to battle drink driving in parts of Michigan.
Talking urinal-deodoriser cakes will be distributed in several areas including Detroit, state officials announced. A recorded message will play reminding men who step up to the urinals to call a cab or a friend, if needed, to get home safely.
“Not only do we want to turn some heads and get people talking, we hope everyone takes the message to heart,” Michael L Prince, director of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, said in a statement.
The urinal cakes will be motion activated. This ITN report shows them in action:
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“At first it may be seen as humorous, but the seriousness of the message will stand out and encourage patrons to find a safe ride home,” said Michigan Licensed Beverage Association Executive Director Scott T Ellis.
Talking urinal cakes have been used in other states for similar efforts.
Saturday 16 November, 2024
Saturday 16 November, 2024
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A SPECIAL MESSAGE in men’s bathrooms – featuring an attention-getting woman’s voice and coming from a talking urinal cake – will be used to battle drink driving in parts of Michigan.
Talking urinal-deodoriser cakes will be distributed in several areas including Detroit, state officials announced. A recorded message will play reminding men who step up to the urinals to call a cab or a friend, if needed, to get home safely.
“Not only do we want to turn some heads and get people talking, we hope everyone takes the message to heart,” Michael L Prince, director of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, said in a statement.
The urinal cakes will be motion activated. This ITN report shows them in action:
YouTube/Duudeabides1
“At first it may be seen as humorous, but the seriousness of the message will stand out and encourage patrons to find a safe ride home,” said Michigan Licensed Beverage Association Executive Director Scott T Ellis.
Talking urinal cakes have been used in other states for similar efforts.
- Additional reporting by Michael Freeman
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