You might have seen some funny messages on electronic highway signs, especially in Pennsylvania. Here's why PEnnDOT's jokes are going away in 2026.

Nationwide reports of a ban on overhead electronic signs with references to pop culture were widely circulated in January due to the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Controls for ...

Rejoice: TxDOT's funny highway signs (probably) aren't going anywhere The Federal Highway Administration may not recommend humor on highways, but it's not banned.

They may soon be a thing of the past. The Federal Highway Administration recently shared its new 1,100-page manual, which includes guidelines for regulating signs and other traffic control devices.

Such messages, the agency said, “can be misunderstood or understood only by a limited segment of road users and, therefore, degrade the overall effectiveness of the sign as an official traffic-control ...

Drive safely. Eddie says don't tweet & drive. The Twitter's full. WATCH: Funny signs hold serious messages for Iowa DOT The point of the signs is to help people remember traffic safety messages.

Funny road signs are a Minnesota invention. The Burma-Vita Company of Minneapolis was known for its humorous shaving cream signs. The first such signs were on Hwy. 65 near Lakeville.

That may mean that funny signs eventually disappear, removing levity from commuters’ time on the road. That’s fine.