The Brilliant Transport Safety Ad 'Dumb Ways to Die' is Back

 By 
Jenni Ryall
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The Brilliant Transport Safety Ad 'Dumb Ways to Die' is Back
Credit: Metro Trains

Metro Trains in Melbourne is back at it again, with a sequel to its hugely popular "Dumb Ways To Die" campaign.

On Oct. 23, the company released a teaser for their second game "Dumb Ways To Die 2: The Games", in which players will have to save the characters from dying from training injuries. The new version comes out in November.

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The first video has been watched more than 90 million times since it was uploaded in 2012. It is essentially a safety message, warning people not to die in stupid ways using cartoon characters and a very catchy tune.

"Dumb ways to die... Get your toast out with a fork, do your own electrical work, teach yourself how to fly, eat a two-week-old un-refrigerated pie... Dumb ways to die," the song warns.

The cute video finishes on a strong note: "Stand on the edge of a train station platform, drive around the gates of a level crossing, run across the tracks between a platform, they may not rhyme but they are quite possibly the dumbest ways to die."

Metro Trains followed it up with a game, where the user had to save the lives of 21 cartoon characters from dying in idiotic ways, such as a wasp attack or being eaten by piranhas.

The video, created by advertising agency McCann Melbourne, contributed to a 30 percent reduction in near-miss train accidents.

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