War against TV-like electronic billboards! So declared MK Roman Bronfman (Meretz) today, by proposing legislation in the Knesset to outlaw the signs. "If it comes down to commercial interests against human life, I choose the latter," Bronfman explained. "They are a safety hazard in that they distract the driver from his driving. The day is not far off when this will cause a fatal collision."
The proposed bill stipulates that no such signs may be placed within 250 meters of a major thoroughfare. Electronic flashing billboards are currently located in Tel Aviv near the northern train station, the Azrieli Towers, opposite the Tel Aviv Museum, and elsewhere.
The Green Action organization filed suit this week against the TelAviv-Yafo Municipality and against two companies that operate the billboards. The organization claims that city by-laws forbid television broadcasts in/to a public place without authorization from the mayor, and that the quickly changing images on the billboards in question are very much like television. The city responded that no law forbids the signs, and that its standards for allowing the signs are very high.
The proposed bill stipulates that no such signs may be placed within 250 meters of a major thoroughfare. Electronic flashing billboards are currently located in Tel Aviv near the northern train station, the Azrieli Towers, opposite the Tel Aviv Museum, and elsewhere.
The Green Action organization filed suit this week against the TelAviv-Yafo Municipality and against two companies that operate the billboards. The organization claims that city by-laws forbid television broadcasts in/to a public place without authorization from the mayor, and that the quickly changing images on the billboards in question are very much like television. The city responded that no law forbids the signs, and that its standards for allowing the signs are very high.