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Drivers zipping down Ohio highways during the holidays in 2019 saw an electronic traffic-safety sign urging them to be wary. “Life is fra-gee-lay,” it read, followed by “Drive safe.” The ...
U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton and Rep. Tom Kean, a New Jersey Republican, issued a letter on Thursday to U.S. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt sharing their concern about recent changes in the ...
An Iowa highway sign alludes to Star Wars in a message displayed on May 4. (Iowa Department of Transportation) Iowa, like Utah, focuses most of its messages on five driver behaviors: distracted ...
If you’re driving a car, this funny road sign might not seem so alarming. If you’re on a bike, however, it might slow you down. Is this an instruction to keep an eye out for rival bikers?
It may be the end of the road for funny traffic signs. Humorous signs about serious safety warnings like “Work Zones: We Don’t Speed Thru Your Office,” and “Drive Safe: Even Barbie Buckles ...
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.
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.
Joshua Madsen is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He has studied the impacts of signs related to traffic fatalities in Texas.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation took to some creative holiday signs to encourage safer driving habits as seen on Route 80 in Parsippany Nov. 28, 2023.