During a major Brazilian championship match, a goalkeeper checking a mobile was spotted by football fans and the player’s irresponsible action stormed social medias and press, generating the biggest weekend talk. When the goalkeeper finally linked his attitude with text and driving, the whole country was paying attention.

Brazilian traffic ranks as the 4th more violent in the world – 54.000 annual casualties. Text and driving, the 2nd major casualty cause, stands even before intoxicated driving. However, 51% of drivers still admit to text and driving.

Uber aims to promote a safer more humane traffic in the cities it operates. To convey that, we found a unique way to calling attention for that, making Brazilians experience the risks of this bad habit through their biggest passion: football.

Our strategy was to stir the nerves of football fans against the goalkeeper checking his mobile during the match. Just to quickly reveal that his attitude was in fact orchestrated as a protest to showcase that the mobile use in inadequate situations was a risky practice. By checking his mobile, the player could let his team down, while people loose their lives by text and driving.