Parents Raise Copycat Risk From TV Ad

AN award-winning TV commercial showing a toddler driving a four-wheel-drive has been pulled off the air. The Advertising Standards Board said it had banned the ad for Hyundai’s Sante Fe 4WD after more than 80 viewer complaints. But Hyundai said the ad – an award winner in New Zealand where it was produced – had been “exceptionally popular” and that it was “disappointed” with the board’s decision. The ad shows the toddler driving the car, picking up a hitch-hiking girl of similar age, and taking her to a beach.

Australia’s laws are getting weirder with each day that passes. Apparently some parents simply allow the TV to guide their own children, so they don’t have to. I see many commercials with kids acting like adults… it’s not so new.

Source: News.com Australia