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Information on Digital Billboards
We've gotten many requests from scenic organizations and local groups for a PowerPoint presentation on digital signs that can be used in public meetings or in presentations before government entities. We have put a Powerpoint Presentationpresentation together and you may download it below. If you have any questions or comments on the presentation don't hesitate to contact us .

Click here for the PowerPoint (9mb file)

If you don't have PowerPoint software or would prefer to download a smaller file, you can also download the presentation in PDF format.

For more details on the relationship of digital signs to the Highway Beautification Act, including relevant language in the law and regulations, click here.

eb To download a copy of our publication Unsafe at Any Speed; Billboards in the Digital Age, click here.

More information on electronic billboards:

Safety Information About Electronic Billboards

Public Opinion Survey on Electronic Billboards (PDF)
Scenic America responds to FHWA memorandum

Ignoring the clear language of the Highway Beautification Act and its regulations, requirements for federal rulemaking, and its own promises to conduct highway safety research, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a "guidance memorandum" on Sept. 25 that will permit the construction of thousands of digital billboards along Interstate and federal-aid highways.

Click here for our full press release (PDF).

Click here for a copy of the Sept. 25 FHWA memorandum.

utube For more details on the relationship of digital signs to the Highway Beautification Act, including relevant language in the law and regulations, click here.

This past July saw the release of two industry-sponsored studies which concluded that digital billboards are no more likely to cause traffic accidents than conventional billboards. The billboard industry has since cited the studies numerous times as evidence that the proliferation of digital billboards poses no safety threat to the motoring public.

Now, an objective, expert analysis of the studies has been prepared for the Maryland State Highway Administration by Jerry Wachtel, a highly regarded traffic safety expert. His report is extremely critical of the conclusions and methodology of both studies and effectively debunks them. Click here to download the report as a PDF document.