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[I was wrong, ignore]



It says on the linked wiki page:

"The campaign is credited with reducing litter on Texas highways roughly 72% between 1987 and 1990"

So it seems to have worked very well!


1980s kid & have lived in Texas my whole life. The slogan had a instant impact on behavior. Litter was a pretty bad problem. I remember it was common behavior to just toss stuff out the window while driving. Drink can/bottle, wrappers, cigarette butts, pretty much anything; some people would even dump trash on the side of the highway. It got a lot better and fairly quick so I believe the 70%+ stat mentioned.

While I'm on this train of thought. Most/many trucks in Texas had a gun rack with a rifle or two hanging across the rear window. Nobody wore seat belts until kids my age were taught to go home and nag their parents through PSA/Sex Ed/DARE style school lessons. It ended up being pretty effective.


Apologies I stand corrected! No idea how I missed that. Thanks!




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