Digital sign war in Los Angles spills into the public

[binki]

Clear Channel has been advertising on their own radio stations to get public support to keep digital or electronic billboards. I am not clear why Los Angeles now wants to ban them after so many have been put up.

The digital billboards have been used for emergency messages such as the ex police officer that was killing police officers just because.

I am also not sure what quality of life will be diminished in Los Angeles. Anyone who doesn't live there probably wouldn't. The center of the city, downtown area, is a pit. The outlying areas really wouldn't have these billboards except along highways and in commercial and retail zoned areas. It isn't like someone is going to have one on their front lawn.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...any-issues-100-million-threat-against-la.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-billboards-turnoff-20130322,0,4829099.story
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/21/opinion/la-ed-billboards-los-angeles-20130321

and many more

 

[Techman]

those digital and led signs are a menace. They are daylight bright at night. There are several here in a row and driving by them at night causes night vision problems after passing them. They are so bright you cannot see well while approaching them and after passing them. Its like the sun shining in your eyes while driving down a road toward the West. People hate them and ongoing anti sign public sentiment is rising. I hope they are banned forever. And, people are boycotting any business that displays an ad on them. It cannot understand why the sign company does not turn down the brightness at night to at least appear to be concerned.

If that is what is going on in LA the maybe they are causing their own problems.

 

[Bigdawg]

I live in one county that allows them... and work in the next county over that strictly bans them.

We don't have any issues in my county with blinding digital signs - I think we have a size limitation. The distraction I see from them is trying to read them while they are changing - I've seen more than one person almost hit the car in front of them watching the sign.

 

[ThinkRight]

Sounds like the wrong squeaky wheel got greased !
Those signs are permitted and taxed more than gas and cigs .
Just SOP for California though.
Make it illegal after the fact.(after the tax has been paid)
I see they are also retroactively taxing businesses and people.
And lets not forget the exit tax when you move !!
http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisc...rtup-founders-with-big-retroactive-tax-bills/
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_30,_Sales_and_Income_Tax_Increase_(2012)
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/03/20/california-how-about-a-retroactive-tax-grab-plus-interest/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2012/11/08/leaving-california-and-its-taxes-be-careful/
http://www.conservativecrusader.com/articles/exit-stage-left-california-s-proposed-departure-tax

:ROFLMAO:

 

[phototec]

It's against the law to take your eyes off the road in front of you to text while driving (in some places).

However its' ok to take your eyes off the road in front of you to watch the animated LED sign along the road?

Double standard - I don't think drivers should have any distractions while in charge of a one ton vehicle barreling down the road...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9JWic8Fs8

 

[kanini]

Heh, they put up a huge digital billboard here in the town centre right across an apartment building. I guess the people living there do love the ads for "reduced price" flashing in their bedrooms at midnight. It's bright and ugly as **** even in the middle of the day...

 

[SD&F]

LEDs can be beautiful and display amazing images that draw in real business. Our LEDs have sensors that we put on them that adjust accourding to the lighting outside so they aren't annoying. They can be downlit or adjusted to not be distracting. Although, I hate the bright ones that flash and distract.