Bluewater Bites McDonald's.US -- In August, Bluewater Network (BWN BWN Business Women's Network BWN Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Brunei International (Airport Code) BWN Beast Wars Neo (Transformers cartoon) BWN Basement Waterproofing Nationwide, Inc. ) and 25 other green groups challenged McDonald's to halt its "Monopoly Sweepstakes," which offered snowmobiles, jet skis Jet Ski A trademark used for a personal watercraft. jet ski Noun a small self-propelled vehicle resembling a scooter, which skims across water on a flat keel jet skiing n and all-terrain vehicles all-ter·rain vehicle n. Abbr. ATV A small, open motor vehicle having one seat and three or more wheels fitted with large tires. It is designed chiefly for recreational use over roadless, rugged terrain. (ATVs) as prizes. As Bluewater points out, in 2000, snowmobile snowmobile, vehicle designed to travel over snow, ice, and similar surfaces that offer limited traction and weight-supporting capability. As the performance of the vehicle depends to a large extent on keeping its weight as low as possible, there is no enclosure for accidents seriously injured 14,000 people while ATVS sent 95,000 people to emergency rooms. Jet skis comprise only 10 percent of the US boating craft, but they account for more than 40 percent of watercraft accidents. McDonald's was asked to substitute "safe, nonpolluting" alternative prizes. |
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