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	Digital billboards, are they an unnecessary distraction to motorists? By Perryman Asked Jan 22 2007 9:25AM	19 Pts Rate Question

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by Rei de jinn - soi un rei lop. on Jul 10, 2008 at 4:53 pm Permalink

It's up for debate in my town. Some already have them and this is to stop new ones from popping up. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article

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Perryman Jul, 11 2008 at 04:34 AM

Thanks.

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by cambsman on Jan 22, 2007 at 9:34 am Permalink

If they contain a lot of writing that motorists are likely to read then maybe. If they keep changing so the observer has to wait a few seconds to see the advert they had started to read and were interested in reading then they could be bad. You darw not look away in case you miss it again...

However, in most cases billboards are not a distraction and digital ones are ok if they are sensible.
They are designed to be quick and easy on the eye,
so as not to distract the motorists.

So a definite maybe.

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by nevets - badgicide on Jan 22, 2007 at 9:28 am Permalink

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I think they are fine. Motorists should have their eyes on the road.

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Anonymous Jan, 22 2007 at 09:30 AM

LOL! On the 'new arrivals' page I just got the first line. Made me laugh all by itself :)