Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Ad Nauseam

Garmin: Chat, Navigate and Steer — But Don’t Drive Distracted

By Brad Aaron | Nov 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

The first time I saw this ad I thought my eyes and ears were deceiving me. But no, there it is: a young woman holding a cellphone toward the camera as "nüvifone" maker Garmin beckons viewers to "communicate while navigating." "With my nüvifone, I can take calls from my friends while I’m driving to them," […]

Ad Nauseam: Toyota’s (Passive-Aggressive) Ransom Note to America

By Brad Aaron | Oct 22, 2009 | 6 Comments

Toyota wants you to know that it’s here for you. And not just as a car maker, as the company explains in this spot, ironically entitled "Community." Like GM before them, Toyota wants to make sure you realize just how much their company means to you. Here’s our voice-over: "We acknowledge you are coming to […]

Cartoon Tuesday: A Little Inspiration from the Netherlands

By Damien Newton | Oct 20, 2009 | No Comments

Just in case I thoroughly depressed our cyclist readers with the overview of the timeline for the Draft Bike Plan, I wanted to provide some inspiration in the form of some funny and inspiring bike commercials from the Netherlands. H/t to Dave Feucht of the Streetsblog.net discussion group. Fortunately, since I can’t speak Dutch, the […]

Do Your Part: Buy an Audi, Drive Fast

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2009 | 6 Comments

Today was International Walk to School Day, and according to this Audi commercial, if you participated you’re a big loser. In all seriousness, this has to be one of the most obnoxious spots we’ve featured on Streetsblog. Basically, per Audi: If you take transit, you’re a glutton for punishment; if you ride a bike, you’re […]

LADOT P.S.A. – Same Crash, Different Perspective

By Damien Newton | Sep 1, 2009 | 10 Comments

So, a lot of you didn’t like the Emmy Award Winning P.S.A. put out by LADOT in 2008 which showed a young girl getting hit by a speeding car because it put too much of the blame on the girl and not enough on the driver. I thought it was a powerful piece, maybe because […]

LADOT Wins Emmy for Powerful “Watch the Road” P.S.A.

By Damien Newton | Aug 31, 2009 | 7 Comments

Given how we’ve mocked LADOT’s previous Emmy Award Winning P.S.A., you might think this headline was sarcastic, but it’s not. The above Public Service Announcement, a surprisingly graphic advertisement that delivers a powerful message that no matter who is legally "at fault" drivers need to watch the road carefully or they could end up with […]

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