Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ad Nauseam

State Farm Looks to Engage Cycling Community

By Brad Aaron | Apr 4, 2008 | 36 Comments

Responding to criticism of an ad depicting a humiliated office worker forced to bike to his job due to high gas prices, State Farm Director of Marketing Communications Tim Van Hoof writes: I’m sorry this commercial offended anyone. State Farm has been a supporter of bicycle safety through the thousands of bicycle rodeos we’ve held […]

Ad Nauseam: State Farm on the Humiliation of Biking to Work

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 3, 2008 | 60 Comments

Drop what you’re doing, click the "play" button and enjoy 30 seconds of outstanding car culture courtesy of State Farm. The Scene: An African American actor with a shaved head, conservative gray suit and slightly stiff demeanor asks, "Where can you find me? At the intersection of gas prices can not get any higher and […]

Bank of America: Bike + Credit Card = Freedom

By Brad Aaron | Jan 28, 2008 | 5 Comments

If you watch much TV or spend a lot of time online (or both), chances are you’ve seen the ubiquitous Bank of America ad featuring a guy being followed around by a pretty red bike. If not, allow Bike Snob NYC to fill you in. Notice how the youngish guy with the middle part is […]

Lincoln: The Powerful Don’t Take Transit

By Brad Aaron | Jan 9, 2008 | 12 Comments

Last year rapper Common signed with Lincoln as the "new face" of its Navigator SUV. The first TV spot of the campaign debuted in November on NBC’s Sunday night NFL broadcast, and continues in heavy rotation during the playoffs. In the ad, shot in Chicago, Common reflects on his roots in the Windy City, his […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Benjamin Smith | Dec 7, 2007 | 11 Comments

Fatal Crashes (10 this week; 640 this year) Midtown: Cyclist doored, killed by truck (Streetsblog) Queens: Youth with suspended license, two dead, above (News) Related: Sports car was college gift, below (Post) Bergen County, N.J.: Relief turns to horror, two dead (Post) Related: American Ballet Theater mourns death of leading dancer (Post) Setauket, L.I.: Two […]

NYC’s “Flawed” Traffic Plan Brought to You by… Toyota

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 29, 2007 | 11 Comments

Grim picture: A screenshot from the CBS Channel 2 web site. CBS’s Marcia Kramer adds some splatter paint to the Village Voice’s "grim picture of the state of civic engagement" on congestion pricing. On Tuesday, her Channel 2 special investigative feature let us know that one guy in London has foiled that city’s congestion pricing […]

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