Don’t stress! Take the Footy Express Campaign targets distraction, fatigue and drink driving this AFL season

Wednesday, 3 April 2024

The State Government, in partnership with AFL Clubs, Adelaide and Port Adelaide, is encouraging footy fans to catch the free Footy Express this season.

Dedicated Adelaide Oval Footy Express bus, train and tram services will be free again this season to everyone with a valid ticket attending Crows and Port home games, including Gather Round games.

Port Adelaide Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines and three-time Crows Best and Fairest Winner Rory Laird are Footy Express Ambassadors for 2024. They helped launch a new THINK! Road Safety campaign to urge footy fans to leave the car at home.

The new campaign, featuring Wines and Laird, tells fans 'Don’t Stress. Take the Footy Express' in a bid to remove traffic-related stress and driver distraction when getting to and from games.

The THINK! Road Safety campaign runs for the home and away season and will be seen:

at thoroughfares and entrances in the stadium
on digital screens at Adelaide Railway Station
on Adelaide Metro vehicles
across social media.

Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines overcomes driver distraction and wishes he took the Footy Express instead.

Adelaide Crows midfielder Rory Laird overcomes driver distraction and wishes he took the Footy Express instead.

Research conducted by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport shows that in the five AFL seasons between 2018 and 2022, there were 1,311 casualties reported, including more than 1,200 serious injuries and 87 fatalities. Driver inattention was a contributing factor in 40% of these fatal crashes.

In total, 117 lives were lost on South Australian roads last year. This demonstrates the importance of recognising and positively changing driver behaviour and attitudes.

Visit My Licence to find out more about distraction, fatigue, drink-driving and drug-driving.

The ‘Don’t Stress. Take the Footy Express’ campaign forms part of the State Government’s commitment to South Australia’s Road Safety Strategy to 2031.

Free public transport for footy fans

If you’re heading to the game, let someone else do the driving for you. Catch free public transport with your game day ticket.

Visit Adelaide Metro to find your nearest free Footy Express public transport service.