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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus
Posted by: Adam Beamish
Date/Time: 31/08/12 16:15:00

Jim, I'm sure I've had this debate with you and others before when discussing other sites or advertising near roads in particular, and my personal view remains that any driver who is distracted by an advertisement shouldn't be on the road because they aren't capable of driving with due care and attention.

To me, the content of the advertisement isn't relevant when discussing whether an advertisement is distracting, you could say that the McDonalds arches shouldn't be visible from any road on the basis that they might distract a fat person !.  And Stonehenge should have a huge solid barrier erected around it to prevent drivers on the nearby roads paying more attention to the structure than the road they're driving on !.

And taking your logic and chosen image further, none of us should drive around with their other halves in the car (or bit on the side) because we're liable to be distracted by our carnal desires and cause an accident !. 

However, aside from my personal view, and I'm sure I've directed you to this before, the decision notice on the appeal in relation to the media screen contains a very full appraisal of the merits of your concerns :

http://www.pcs.planningportal.gov.uk/pcsportal/fscdav/READONLY?OBJ=COO.2036.300.12.2569165&NAME=/2130674%20Decision.pdf

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
London Octopus30/08/12 12:14:00 Jeff Birnberg
   Re:London Octopus30/08/12 13:32:00 Adam Beamish
   Re:London Octopus30/08/12 13:34:00 Thomas Barry
      Re:Re:London Octopus30/08/12 14:23:00 Anthony Waller
         Re:Re:Re:London Octopus30/08/12 23:48:00 Jim Lawes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 00:08:00 Jim Lawes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 09:59:00 Keith Iddon
            Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 08:36:00 Adam Beamish
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 10:53:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 12:03:00 Paul Fisher
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 12:03:00 Sarah Felstead
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 15:30:00 Jim Lawes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus31/08/12 16:15:00 Adam Beamish
                           M4 adverts31/08/12 17:41:00 John Todd
                              Did Hounslow Council approve this ?01/09/12 11:24:00 David Giles
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Octopus08/09/12 23:39:00 Jim Lawes

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