Colm O'Regan: Let’s bring the horror back to safety ads

"Road safety ads are still fairly hard-hitting but don’t compare to Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Man of the World’ which soundtracked the downfall of a man from Sunday League goal-scorer to culpable homicide."

Columnist, broadcaster, comedian and author Colm O'Regan pictured in the Maryborough Hotel. Picture Chani Anderson

Whenever I want a good scare I watch the old public safety ads. They have a level of banal horror that stays with you. 

If I say “Bonzo wants to go out, dear”, anyone over 40 immediately thinks of sheep-killing. We all knew what Bonzo wanted to go out for.