There's been a lot of blather recently about distracted driving.
(Is anybody - ANYBODY - still obeying the 'no hand-held devices' law? Not so's you'd notice.)
But I saw THIS on Yonge Street the other day, and surely it takes the cake:
Now, don't get all excited - I was NOT shooting this video while I was driving. A passenger held the camera. I (very badly) edited the footage and uploaded it to YouTube - a first for me, which may be obvious...
It's not that easy to make out, as it happens, but it's a movie screen with nothing but ads on it, built into a cube van, driving around in Toronto.
How can something like this possibly be allowed?
I mean, talk about distracted driving. How could you NOT be distracted by something like this?
I'd mention the name of the company, but that would only give them more publicity than they deserve.
If there isn't a law, there oughta be.
Well, people will never stop using hand-held devices so long as police and emergency workers are exempt from that law. We are all well aware that they don't necessarily have superhuman skills.
Posted by: John B | August 16, 2011 at 07:15 AM
Ok, that is astoundingly distracting. If and when I see one here in NL, I will make sure to call the number on the truck and make a complaint.
Sheesh, to what lows will ad companies slink next?
Posted by: Brian W | August 16, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Even worse than the potential distraction is the sheer waste of road space. There is no reason something that big should be on the road just to advertise something.
Posted by: Larry | August 16, 2011 at 12:41 PM
I agree with Larry.Its really worse advertising idea, no use except distracting other drivers
Posted by: Hardship License Florida | September 28, 2011 at 07:09 AM