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Rich
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United States
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 Posted - 07/24/2002 : 3:16:05 PM
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Yes, that's right... today I saw an ad for Microsoft on a school bus right here in New York!
This ad was fairly large, about 6 feet wide, and 4 feet tall, and it was directly to the left of the service door!
This bus was on the NY Thruway, so I couldn't get a really close up look, but it was there.
I will certainly look into this matter...
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Steven A.Rosenow
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Posted - 07/24/2002 : 5:00:36 PM
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Good Lord! What's the big deal about advertising on school buses? There's NO proof that says its unsafe. If it is, then they'd better take it off transit buses, too!
I love the look of a plain ol' schoolie, too, but I think advertising on school buses can be a good thing. And any transportation director with half a brain cell would know what's the difference between 'good' and 'bad' advertising.
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Rich
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Posted - 07/24/2002 : 7:10:15 PM
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Steven, I do support school bus ads, so I'm kinda excited.
MLK, it was certainly a NYC bus... perhaps it was a camp bus with a camp banner that is sponsored by Microsoft? I don't know, but I saw it.
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wagonmaster
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Posted - 07/25/2002 : 03:23:31 AM
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Steven and others,
The big deal is Transit buses don't stop traffic to cross school age children across busy streets ALL across this nation! If you're reading an ad on a Transit bus and happen to drive by while you do, no big deal! If you do that with a school bus....well you get the picture. Of course there's no data to support this claim, it's NEVER been done in any quantifiable manner. You want to wait 'til a few kids are injured or killed to prove the point?
Why risk it at all?? Why not leave well enough alone, and/or tighten the belt and provide funding from an extra $.01 sale tax or bond referendum? School buses don't need ANY distractions from the job at hand. LEAVE the ads to the transit buses where it really doesn't matter!
Joe
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Ad on a New York School Bus!
