A new, emerging pet peeve of mine...electronic "jumbotron" billboards.

[Atman]

A couple of them have been erected along I-91 and I-84 in Hartford, along a couple of the worst stretches of highway which already require nerves of steel to navigate. They're the size and shape of regular billboards, but they're giant digital display screens which change the message every few seconds. Now drivers get to be mesmerized by flashing lighted advertisements as they're careening off the road. But even worse...in this day and age, do we really need to be wasting precious energy resources on what are basically giant 24/7 television screens of advertising?

:rant:

Thank you. We now return you to your regularly scheduled GD.

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[Captain Hilts]

1. The LAST thing the Hartford highways need is jumbotrons!

Hartford is a bowl of spaghetti of a hwy system!

[Tesha]

2. "Well will'ya look at that!"

More than a few of the (conventional, static) billboards
along that stretch of highway are for, ahem, "Gentlemen's
clubs". It ought to get real interresting out on the
highway when THEY start displaying video.

"Toyota? What Toyota? I wuz looking' at her t..."

Crash!!!

Tesha

[Atman]

4. Now THAT would be funny!

Video previews for the VIP and Erotique Boutique stores! LOL! Hell, if you're gonna have video, at least make it something worthwhile!

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[Rosemary2205]

3. We've got a few of these around Hotlanta too.

We've got one sign near the airport so dang bright I wonder that it doesn't mess up the pilots.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. It is the equivalent of "cell phone" distraction

so I suspect legislation may be coming soon, First Amendment rights notwithstanding.

[meldroc]

6. Some are going up in Colorado.

Just what we need, all our highways looking like the Vegas Strip...

[Bake]

7. I hate 'em.

There's one near an intersection here in Jackson (MS). I usually don't look at it unless I'm stuck at the light.

Bake

[prodigal_green]

8. There's one in Queens

For Fresh Direct, a home delivery online grocery store. It literally illuminates about 2 square miles. This is in a residential area, not an open highway. I think it should be shut down.

[prodigal_green]

There's one in Queens

For Fresh Direct, a home delivery online grocery store. It literally illuminates about 2 square miles. This is in a residential area, not an open highway. I think it should be shut down.

[prodigal_green]

9. There's one in Queens

For Fresh Direct, a home delivery online grocery store. It literally illuminates about 2 square miles. This is in a residential area, not an open highway. I think it should be shut down.