Law in Popular Culture
New ‘Raising the Bar’ TV Show Raises the Toll Bar
Drivers on an Indiana toll road got two hours of free tolls on Labor Day and fliers about a new legal television show.
The program is called Raising the Bar, so TNT, the network that is airing the drama, decided to “raise the bar” for toll payers, the Post-Tribune reports. The series is based on a lawyer’s experiences as a Bronx public defender. The ABA Journal talked to the creator of the show in a September story.
Hammond drivers who stopped to pay cash got promotional fliers while those with toll passes passed banners for the show. Marketing coordinator Rita Gallagher says a similar promotion is planned for the Pennsylvania turnpike in Philadelphia. Toll plazas in Atlanta and Orlando may also agree to participate.
