Warning

We had laughed on our road trip at the severity of wording used in signs we passed warning: “Stop. Revive. Survive.” and “Drowsy Drivers Die.” With the seemingly endless stretches of dry, deserted roads between Sydney and Melbourne, its no wonder people would prefer to push-on to get to their destination, risking "Microsleep Kills."

So it seems Australian public safety announcements employ scare tactics as a matter of course.

But not to be taken lightly, the Aussie government's skin cancer commercials scare the heck out of me! Featuring descriptive visuals of how melanoma carry through the bloodstream and showing actual surgery and removal, "there's nothing healthy about a tan."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCohyD5gVdU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7_G6fmQo2o

Aussie Word of the Day: sunnies = sunglasses