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AA Charitable Trust for Road Safety and the Environment Registered Charity 1125119
#Thinkbikes
Edmund King, AA presidentVisiting professor Newcastle University
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AA Charitable Trust for Road Safety and the Environment Registered Charity 1125119
#Thinkbikes
- Insight into engaging with media to develop effective road safety campaigns.
- Example of the AA Trust’s Think Bikes Campaign.
- Show how a simple idea about motorcycle safety turned into award winning campaign about cycle/motorcycle safety
- Using both traditional and social media, video, celebrities and politicians.
- Taking some risks along the way.
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AA Charitable Trust for Road Safety and the Environment Registered Charity 1125119
#Thinkbikes WHY?Failure to look properly is the most commonly cited (42%) contributory factor in UK road accidents .
In 2013 the number of fatalities fell to 1,713 but 331 motorcycle deaths (up 1%) and 109 pedal cyclist deaths (down 8%). 25% deaths on two wheels.
Motorcyclists make up just 1% of traffic but 19% of all fatalities. They are 55 times more likely than car drivers to be killed or seriously hurt in an accident.
Nine out of ten drivers (93%) admit it is sometimes hard to see cyclists while driving.
85% say it is hard to see motorcyclists.
More than half (55%) are often ‘surprised when a cyclist appears from nowhere’.(AA Populus poll 17,629 drivers )
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AA Charitable Trust for Road Safety and the Environment Registered Charity 1125119
#Thinkbikes InspirationAA Trust agreed on a campaign.
Original sticker concept came from Tony Rich, AA Patrol of the Year, after his friend, Jack Bellis, was killed in a motorcycle crash.
Campaigning planning is vital. Need approval and support.Do your groundwork. Two Tribes presentation. AA Driving School.AA Populus researchDFT approval (MOT)Secretary of StatePolice (changing places)Cycle groups (CTC, British Cycling, Carlton Reid)Motorcycle groups (MCIA, MAG)BorisVenue for launch – Marble Arch
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Needed nationwide distribution of stickers.
Halfords CEO, AA renewal packs, fleets
6 million free stickers distributed to drivers as a
reminder to do a ‘double-take’ in their mirrors for
cycles and motorcycles in their blind spots.
Campaign backed by Olympic cyclist and British
Cycling policy adviser Chris Boardman and 20-time
Isle of Man TT winner John McGuiness.
PR and social media awareness campaign,
including YouTube video.
A campaign to remind all drivers to be more aware of those on two wheels
Think Once, Think Twice, Think Bikes
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Self-explanatory sheet of stickers
distributed nationwide through partnership
with Halfords and in renewal packs to AA
Members.
Sent to all staff (including driving
instructors, patrols and direct sales force).
Supplied on request to police forces,
councils, road safety partnerships, fleets
and other third party organisations.
Stickers
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Launch story highlights drivers’ lack of awareness
of those on two wheels based on AA/Populus data.
High-profile launch event held at Marble Arch
London, in association with the Met Police
‘Exchanging Places’ taskforce.
Supportive quotes given by Transport Minister,
ACPO, London Mayor, Motorcycle Industry
Association and British Cycling.
AA president Edmund King, Olympic cyclist Chris
Boardman and 20-time Isle of Man TT winner John
McGuinness gave media interviews.
PR Campaign
Think Once, Think Twice, Think Bikes
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PR campaign
Think Once, Think Twice, Think Bikes
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Wanted to create video to go viral. Plan story board.
Challenge of shooting in London on cold March day with
police outriders.
Video featuring a naked cyclist in London created and
uploaded on YouTube on the morning of the campaign
launch.
Convinced up-and-coming Irish singer, Gavin James, to
allow use of soundtrack free of charge.
Main message of the video: What do cyclists have to do
to get drivers to notice them?
Heavily promoted and used #ThinkBikes on Facebook
and Twitter http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=AlGmiHKCDI4
Social Media: Now You See Me
Think Once, Think Twice, Think Bikes
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High profile support from Chris Boardman and John
McGuinness representing British Cycling and the
Motorcycle Industry Association.
Campaign supported by the Transport Secretary, Road
Safety Minister, Department for Transport, Police, Mayor
of London Boris Johnson and a host of cycling and
freight groups.
The launch budget was £50,000 (£30,000 for the YouTube
video and £20,000 for the design, printing and
distribution of the initial print run of 1 million stickers).
In-house AA team.
Support and Resources
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More than 50 pieces of media coverage of the launch
across national and regional print, online and broadcast
media.
More than 250,000 views of ‘Now You See Me’ on
YouTube from UK, USA, Canada, Australia to Cambodia
and UAE.
Tweets and retweets from @TheAA_UK and
@AAPresident had the potential to reach an additional
773,113 users on launch.
6 million stickers distributed: AA members, 5 police
forces, Herts Fire & Rescue, Driving Instructors
Association, Balfour Beatty, Npower, Tenn Outdoors,
DHL, Sustrans, Arriva, local authorities.
Video shown at Transport meeting of the United Nations
Results
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Didn’t anticipate how popular the stickers would be and
meant we had to do a second print run soon after the
launch.
The power of sharing the video on social media helped
spread the word globally. Being daring or cheeky helped
the video.
Do your homework. Checking legality with DFT and
support from partners.
Preview in The Times linked to Cities Fit for Cycling and
follow up in Cycle Guy column in Sunday Times.
Think Once, Think Twice, Think Bikes is not a one-off
activity. We will continue to develop and promote the
campaign.
Learning points and future
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FIA Region I prepares 'Think Bikes' campaign for members
FIA Region I is preparing a communications package for members based on the AA UK’s campaign ‘Think Bikes’, winner of the 2013 Innovation Award. The package will contain:an animation that stresses the importance of checking for bikes and scootersa press release/article to describe the campaigna ‘how to’ guide for creating an event and campaign around bike safetystickersinfographicsrelated materials from the AA campaign
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Think Bikes campaign won the FIA International
Innovation Award
Won ACFO Fleet Safety Initiative Award for 2014
The campaign was short-listed finalist for ‘Best Cycling
Campaign’ in Cycling Media Awards supported by
BikeBiz’s publisher Intent Media.
Positioned AA well with cycling and motorcycle groups.
Raised awareness of an important safety issue with
drivers.
Campaign to be replicated across Europe.
Outcomes & Awards
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Bare truth: AA puts naked man on a bike to raise awareness of cyclist road safety
Is this the most genius road safety campaign ever?
Cycling groups welcome AA’s Think Bike campaign
Thank you