This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies. You can change your settings or learn more here.
OK
Skip to content
The cakes in operation
The cakes in operation
Image: AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Yfat Yossifor

Wee reminder: Drinkers to get anti-drink-driving message as they pee

Male bar-goers will hear a woman’s voice coming from talking urinal cakes, in Michigan.
Jul 3rd 2012, 9:36 AM 3,995 9

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

Send a tip to the author

Associated Foreign Press

COMMENTS (9)

Back to top