OT: Car advertising - Something to ponder

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal)]

> >I find it strange that car advertisements on TV always show cars
> >speeding or
> >doing other things that are illegal.

While I would definitely classify this kind of advertising as unfortunate,
or maybe even a bit irresponsible, it is truly sad that there are huge
lawsuits about this kind of stuff.

Think of your favorite movie. I would bet money that, in the movie you've
just named, there is at least one illegal, unnatural, or
something-you-shouldn't-do in it. I can't think of any (good) movies that
wouldn't have SOMETHING of this nature in it. That's why we go to watch
them...because it is stuff that is bigger/better/worse/crazier than real
life. Does this mean you go out and do it? I doubt it...and I hope not.
Maybe we should make everything illegal! Yeah, that'll fix everything wrong
with this world.

Or, how about we just make it illegal to watch TV without a license. You
have to pass a test to ensure that you are intelligent and of sufficient
mental stability to not pose a risk to yourself or others during or after
operation of a mass media device (MMD). You must also carry a $250,000
minimum liability insurance, as required by law. Serving content to minors
or un-licensed adults is a Federal offense.

<sigh>

When will people start taking responsibility for their actions?

If everyone else jumped off a bridge...

Neal
(OK...so I jumped off a bridge...but I didn't sue nobody!)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Chris
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 4:59 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: OT: Car advertising - Something to ponder
>
>
> Pontiac used to use showroom videos to sell the Trans-Am this
> way.  Zipping
> around the countryside and taking a nice airborne jump over a rise in the
> road.  No mention of the fact that piece of road was shaped to keep the
> front end up during the feat or that the car was specially built -
> reinforced to do the trick.  The result was something like a youthful
> driver, with three friends in the car, trying the trick with his
> car.  The
> nose went down, the car went end over end. I don't recall if any of them
> survived.  Although Pontiac lost a suit over the case it is unfortunate
> that it takes a couple of deaths to discourage using that type of
> advertising to sell cars.  A youthful driver, without an understanding of
> vehicle dynamics, doing the same thing he had seen the car
> capable of doing
> in the video.  Now ads of this type usually disclose that car with a
> professional driver on a closed course (which looks like a
> winding country
> road) is being used, and perhaps that the car is specially modified.
>
> Chris
>
> At 01:07 PM 01/20/2003 -0800, Tyler P. wrote:
> >I find it strange that car advertisements on TV always show cars
> speeding or
> >doing other things that are illegal.  At a recent movie I saw a premovie
> >commercial that showed the new 350 z speeding through a busy city
> >endangering the safety of others just because it was fun to do.
> It seems to
> >me that advertising cars in this manner is the same as if a beer company
> >advertised its product by showing people getting drunk pissing
> on cop cars.
> >I mean, though both happen, its not necessarily legal nor should be
> >suggested to the average citizen as a good idea.  I would think somebody
> >would make this kind of car advertising illegal.
> >
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