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Over Speeding Persuasive Speech

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Over Speeding
Over speeding is a common habit on the roads globally. Several people lose their lives annually because they are driving beyond the speed limits or fall victims of an over speeding vehicle. This means that all road users have an obligation to adhere to the road safety measures in order to reduce the number of increasing fatalities on the road. Australian government through the transport commission came up with various commercial ads aired on the television and digital media with a purpose of communicating a specific intention; road safety. This paper will focus on a commercial ad on over speeding.
The ad titled don’t fool yourself, speed kills was launched in 1995. This followed a death tool of 418 on Victorian road. The ad was simply called “mum in a Hurry” and uploaded on you tube in 2009. It is a one-minute commercial. The commercial is owned and managed by Australian Transport Commission (TAC Victoria) for its anti speed adverts. A mother who is in a hurry drives her vehicle at a high speed and in a reckless manner that she almost crushes other cars on the road. The woman could not contain her speed when a pet crossed the road and a boy; Scottie who was running after it is knocked down and dies. The idea of speed being a killer is justifiable from the woman’s over speeding and death of the boy.
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When the car tries to make an instant turn, it produces a sound to indicate that the turn was unexpected. The boy screams when he is knocked down. Screaming is utilized to draw the attention of the driver and those within vicinity of the incident. Scottie also screams because of the pay and the unexpected happenings. Scottie’s mother calls out his son and starts to cry a sign of pain and grief. The commercial does not use any music but people’s voices, emotions and feelings explain the whole

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