From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-347996-819706
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Los Angeles' public transit system has started a
new phase in advertising by installing LED lights in the subway that
play short videos as trains rush past.
Some passengers were surprised and even offended when they saw
15-second commercials playing outside the windows of their subway
train as they passed through a tunnel Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times
reported.
"It's intrusive to me. If I want to see that, I'll turn on the TV or
pick up a newspaper," actress Roberta Richey said.
City officials have said the ads are a good way for the transit agency
to supplement a strapped budget and many passengers actually enjoy
watching the LED lights whiz by to create the image of a moving video.
"We were, like, freaking out. We were saying 'What are they going to
think of next?'" filmmaker Ray Mann said.