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These are the road safety PIFs from the Scottish Office.

Andy[]

Description: We see a camera person-view of Andy who runs downstairs from a building, to the hallway, past the parked car to run towards friends at the stop, only to get run over by a car much to the horror of his friends. We fade to Andy's coffin with flowers on being lowered into his grave at his funeral. The Stop at the kerb. Don't run into danger logo fades in at the top left corner with the Scottish office text below.

Music/Sounds: No music heard, but we can hear Andy running from the building to the road halfway to the shops while the narrator said "Andy was a lively kid. He ran full speed whenever he went. He ran to the shops, he ran to his friends, he ran on the road." as the car rams into Andy and killed him. As the boy shouted, "Andy!" in horror as the narrator said ,"He ran to his death. Stop at the kerb. Don't run into danger".

Availability: Seen on YouTube and on other Scottish channels.

Scare Factor: Low to High, due to Andy getting killed by an oncoming car.

Johnny[]

Description: We see a camera person-view of Johnny who runs from school, to the gates, down the steps, past the parked cars and get run over by a car. He is then shown on-screen in Hospital in bed with head, arm and other parts of the body bandaged with bruises and cuts on Johnny's face. We zoom out the see the rest of his body. The Stop at the kerb. Don't run into danger logo fades in at the bottom right corner with the Scottish office text below as Johnny tilts his head to the right to sleep.

Music/Sounds: No music heard, but we can hear Johnny running from school to the road while the narrator says, "Johnny was a lively kid. He ran full speed whenever he wanted. He ran from school, he ran between cars, he ran on the road." as Johnny gets knocked down by the car and ended up hospitalized with the Heart Rate Monitor beeping as the narrator said, "He won't run again. Stop at the kerb. Don't run into danger".

Availability: Seen on YouTube and on other Scottish channels.

Scare Factor: Low to High, because of Johnny getting severely injured by an oncoming car. At least, we get to see his face though.

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