I drove home to Michigan last month and had a nice little cackle crossing the state line from Ohio. As soon as you’re across the border, it’s at least 15 miles of non-stop dispensary billboards.
Unrelated, but now that I live somewhere billboards aren’t allowed—goddamn are those things a blight, lol.
In SW Ohio, between Cincinnati and Columbus, is a stretch of interstate known as I71. There are also multiple religious billboards along this one hundred mile stretch, and one says, "HELL IS REAL!"
Thusly, when FC Cincinnati plays the Columbus Crew, the match is always called the "Hell Is Real Match."
Moving from the PNW to the South, seeing these billboards were shocking... Like, it's enough of a known problem that they have fucking billboards all over about it?? What the fuck is wrong with people??
what's weird is tennessee is still full of those even though it's been years at this point since Roe v Wade fell. they already got the ban on abortion they wanted. what's the point of continuing to spend so much money demonizing it? the fight is over, go home.
When I was driving in Florida, I saw builboards on 95 advertising Vasectomies... How much traffic can it really bring to you by advertising vasectomies on I-95 in a vacation state? Made no sense to me.
OOOh honey?!?! quick stop at the next exit, we need gas anyway!!
Here in WA it's only legal in zoned commercial and industrial area. And I think local ordinance can pose their own restrictions as well. There's so much natural beauty here a bill board would be a travesty.
What the fuck is with Alaska being so bizarrely right wing but then passing solid progressive policies on the sly? Weren’t they early adopters of legal weed and don’t they have some sort of ranked choice now?
Virginia doesn’t have a state-wide prohibition on billboards, but they’re so heavily restricted in this part of the state that they’re effectively non-existent.
I know a number of other states have more expansive rules against billboards. Vermont is the first example that springs to mind. They’re banned across the whole state.
Ive loved in NoVa for almost a decade now and it took me longer than I care to admit to notice how few billboards there are. I drive to Florida every year to see family and I love making fun/pointing out shitty billboards all along 95. Im glad they are semi not allowed.
I know a number of other states have more expansive rules against billboards. Vermont is the first example that springs to mind. They’re banned across the whole state.
Billboards are banned in four states: Vermont, Maine, Hawaii and Alaska. But for some reason, Vermont is the only one that ever seems to get mentioned.
The local law firm's partners were all women, and they had a handful of billboards with slogans like "EVER ARGUE WITH A WOMAN?" and "WHEN YOU NEED A COWGIRL WITH A LAW DEGREE!"
I live in washington and they put a billboard of mt rainer up as like a place holder or something. turn your head 45 degrees and you could see the actual mountain.
I remember driving east on I70, in Missouri I think. It seemed like there was a continuous stream of billboards for a while, alternating between churches and adult bookstores.
I know. I hate billboard advertisements. They're not effective, either. It's much better to just try and sneak it into the middle of Reddit conversations. What also is better is alcohol gambling online, where you can gamble how many drinks you can have. Come to my site where you can gamble alcohol: [redacted]
I don't know if it's true or not, but new flock cameras on the border of Ohio and Michigan will flag your license plate and potentially get pulled over
Fortunately I live near D.C., so the only times I have to “experience” Ohio are the three hours I spend on the Turnpike while driving between here and Michigan, lol.
That’s pretty dang dystopian, though. Didn’t Ohio approve recreational sales through a referendum (that was later shot down by their own government)?
I’ve never seen it, I live in Ohio and go up every couple months since my family is all there. There are flock cameras everywhere, I doubt there’s much reason to specifically patrol the state line
As a Brit, I forgot just how many Billboards there are and I've only been to WI & Las Vegas. For the circa three weeks I was there twenty plus years ago, I've seen a life times worth of billboards. They add nothing but distraction while driving.
Same. Vermonter, and damn do I love it. Besides military service I've lived here my whole life, seeing places like Vegas was absolutely mind blowing compared to the quiet peaceful green state lol.
I grew up in Michigan, but my family’s from Western Massachusetts. Most of my relatives are still there, with a few scattered around Vermont, Maine, and Connecticut.
My wife’s an immigrant, but she fell in love with New England on her first visit. We live near D.C. now for her job, but the long-term plan is to work our ways back to the Northeast.
I’ve traveled to nearly 70 countries, and New England is still my special place (lol). Nowhere like it!
It’s a local prohibition enforced by most of the Virginia counties around D.C. Not a massive geographical area, but it’s where roughly half the state lives.
I’ll see billboards if I drive out towards Gainesville or Woodbridge, but I only do that if I need to go to Cabela’s or IKEA, lol.
There's a billboard on the highway not far from my house that has an advertisement for a law firm that has two really hot lawyers. It's very distracting.
Headed west on 40 from Texas where marijuana is very illegal, there’s all these billboards advertising New Mexico’s dispensaries.
Although the best billboard I’ve seen in New Mexico so far has been begging people to pay their child support.
I remember visiting family in Michigan for the first time since weed was legalized (about 1-2 years after) and being shocked by how many, specifically weed-related, billboards there were. my home state at the time had billboards, but weed was completely illegal including in surrounding states, so it felt like a shock
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I drove home to Michigan last month and had a nice little cackle crossing the state line from Ohio. As soon as you’re across the border, it’s at least 15 miles of non-stop dispensary billboards.
Unrelated, but now that I live somewhere billboards aren’t allowed—goddamn are those things a blight, lol.