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This is crazy, these pictures look like they're from a dystopian future. Can you imagine if this happened in the U.S.?

by ToastyMallows 12y ago

hellbanner 12y ago
Yeah, US drivers wouldn't get distracted by flashing billboards.
scott_karana 12y ago
Some might say it looks like a utopian future :)
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  Exactly. I live in a place with a bit less ad clutter than usual, so it's the US cities that look dystopian to me :).
- ToastyMallows 12y ago
  Point well taken! It would be nice to live in that city I must admit :)
wldcordeiro 12y ago
It would be amazing, especially if they also tore down all the billboards instead of leaving them up and blank.
- shiftpgdn 12y ago
  One can dream...
- Anthony-G 12y ago
  I don't think it’s so bad leaving the blank advertising stands. They act as a reminder for how things used to be. Humans are remarkably adaptable and it’s very easy for us to forget changes in our environment. As an example, my local city council banned HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) from the city centre about 10 years ago and it made a huge difference to quality of life for other road users (particularly pedestrians and cyclists) with regard to noise levels and air quality. However, within a few weeks, most of us just took the change for granted and forgot how bad things used to be. Every so often, I make a conscious effort to remind myself of positive changes that have happened as it’s far too easy to focus only on the negative aspects of one’s current situation. The empty advertising stands serve as visual cues for such appreciation. I’d also add that the bare structures have a certain symbolic value.
  - wldcordeiro 12y ago
    HGV meaning semi-trucks and other CDL class vehicles? Just want to be clear. I wish my city did that, or at least banned the multitrailer trucks where they have 1-2 more trailers attached.
    - Anthony-G 12y ago
      I had to look up those terms. We use different terminology in Ireland but it looks like we're talking about the same class of vehicles (also generally referred to as articulated lorries [1]) The ban[2] specifically refers to trucks with 5 axles or more and proscribes them from entering the city centre between 7am and 7pm. Previously, there was a large amount of trucks driving through main thoroughfares to access Dublin Port but before introducing the ban, the local authorities finished constructing a tunnel and motorway to bypass the city so the truck drivers have viable alternative routes. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_goods_vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_goods_vehicle [2] http://www.dublincity.ie/hgv http://www.dublincity.ie/hgv
apt-bunt 12y ago
I can remember this technology being used on rap videos from the early to mid 1990s.
sosborn 12y ago
Most forms of outdoor advertising are banned in Hawai‘i.
maxerickson 12y ago
In addition to the already mentioned Hawaii, there are already other limitations on billboards in the US: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard#Laws_limiting_billboards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard#Laws_limiting_billboa...
- brightsize 12y ago
  Correct. I grew up in Vermont. No billboards allowed and the State will come after you if you try to get funny about it and test the limits.

This is crazy, these pictures look like they're from a dystopian future. Can you imagine if this happened in the U.S.?

hellbanner 12y ago

Yeah, US drivers wouldn't get distracted by flashing billboards.

scott_karana 12y ago

Some might say it looks like a utopian future :)

TeMPOraL 12y ago
Exactly. I live in a place with a bit less ad clutter than usual, so it's the US cities that look dystopian to me :).
ToastyMallows 12y ago
Point well taken! It would be nice to live in that city I must admit :)

wldcordeiro 12y ago

It would be amazing, especially if they also tore down all the billboards instead of leaving them up and blank.

shiftpgdn 12y ago
One can dream...
Anthony-G 12y ago
I don't think it’s so bad leaving the blank advertising stands. They act as a reminder for how things used to be. Humans are remarkably adaptable and it’s very easy for us to forget changes in our environment. As an example, my local city council banned HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) from the city centre about 10 years ago and it made a huge difference to quality of life for other road users (particularly pedestrians and cyclists) with regard to noise levels and air quality. However, within a few weeks, most of us just took the change for granted and forgot how bad things used to be. Every so often, I make a conscious effort to remind myself of positive changes that have happened as it’s far too easy to focus only on the negative aspects of one’s current situation. The empty advertising stands serve as visual cues for such appreciation. I’d also add that the bare structures have a certain symbolic value.
- wldcordeiro 12y ago
  HGV meaning semi-trucks and other CDL class vehicles? Just want to be clear. I wish my city did that, or at least banned the multitrailer trucks where they have 1-2 more trailers attached.
  - Anthony-G 12y ago
    I had to look up those terms. We use different terminology in Ireland but it looks like we're talking about the same class of vehicles (also generally referred to as articulated lorries [1]) The ban[2] specifically refers to trucks with 5 axles or more and proscribes them from entering the city centre between 7am and 7pm. Previously, there was a large amount of trucks driving through main thoroughfares to access Dublin Port but before introducing the ban, the local authorities finished constructing a tunnel and motorway to bypass the city so the truck drivers have viable alternative routes. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_goods_vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_goods_vehicle [2] http://www.dublincity.ie/hgv http://www.dublincity.ie/hgv

apt-bunt 12y ago

I can remember this technology being used on rap videos from the early to mid 1990s.

sosborn 12y ago

Most forms of outdoor advertising are banned in Hawai‘i.

maxerickson 12y ago

In addition to the already mentioned Hawaii, there are already other limitations on billboards in the US: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard#Laws_limiting_billboards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard#Laws_limiting_billboa...

brightsize 12y ago
Correct. I grew up in Vermont. No billboards allowed and the State will come after you if you try to get funny about it and test the limits.