Does 'shock treatment' work on teens?
We had an interesting front-page story today about a program called "Rude Awakening" that is designed to impress upon teenagers, through presentations and interactive demonstrations, the dangers of drunken driving and the lasting consequences of auto accidents.
The response to the program was mostly positive in our Forums section. One poster suggested this country emulate the U.K. and Australia by running primetime public service announcements that show the horrors of an auto accident. Here is an example from Ireland.
What do you think? Does shock treatment work?
The response to the program was mostly positive in our Forums section. One poster suggested this country emulate the U.K. and Australia by running primetime public service announcements that show the horrors of an auto accident. Here is an example from Ireland.
What do you think? Does shock treatment work?
posted by Randy Bergmann at 11:20 AM
1 Comments:
Shock treatment probably won't work for two reasons:
1) Teenagers think they're indestructible and that sort of thing couldn't happen to them anyway,
2) Once they start drinking their whole outlook changes and they won't even think about what they may have seen in those videos.
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