[Article] Luas Ads an act of vandalism

[Mark Hennessy]

http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news...-of-vandalism/

NEW ADVERTISING slogans on Luas trams amount to a cheap vandalism stunt and they should be removed, a Fianna Fáil councillor has claimed

Obviously this councilor has a lot of time on his hands to be worried about advertising on trams

[Donal Quinn]

when i saw the title i thought it was this luas poster (ignore the colour) that some thoughtful student used his/her tippex pen to correct

[chris]

I've no problem with them using the exterior of the trams as advertising space. But is it safe at at-grade junctions where drivers will be looking out for the distinctive silver?

[Mark Gleeson]

The current Luas livery is probably the dullest livery of any transport operator

There is no safety issue, if you don't see the headlights you shouldn't be driving then again if you come face to face with a tram its probably because you broke a red light

[chris]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

The current Luas livery is probably the dullest livery of any transport operator

You're obviously not familiar with the Berlin S-Bahn

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

There is no safety issue, if you don't see the headlights you shouldn't be driving then again if you come face to face with a tram its probably because you broke a red light

I guess that's fair enough, but then again I wasn't talking about situations where drivers are in the right, otherwise there wouldn't have been any collisions since LUAS opened. Might take the jaywalking pedestrians at Abbey Street some time to get used to though.

[sean]

I disagree about the paint scheme, I think the Luas paint job is rather nice. And the money these things generate will be welcome too - PROVIDED it's spent on the service or maintenance and doesn't go into an administrative black hole similar to the HSE or whatever the @#$% is going on in CIE.