Check out this commercial for Volkswagen:
I guess they left out the part where the truck driver swerves when startled by the car that’s cutting him off, causing a four-car accident. Or the part where the driver gets pulled over by a cop.
Coincidentally, this ad followed a report on NY1 about how new bike lanes were going to make 1st Avenue in Manatthan dangerous. Seriously? Bikes are making our streets dangerous?
Update, 7/29/10: As commenter Nicole pointed out, Volkswagen removed this ad from their YouTube page just a day after I posted it. Dozens of comments below the spot on YouTube complained that it encouraged reckless driving, and a campaign by truckers may have also led to its removal. Above is an alternate cut of the ad used by a local dealership in Pennsylvania. Hopefully, VW is pulling the ad from TV, too, for the same reason.
Interesting, VW has taken the video down. Maybe they realized this was just going to garner bad publicity?