Sherap Sherpa, 42, has spent the last six years photographing the unusual road signs. He said: 'A few years ago I saw my first funny road sign. It said, "after drinking whiskey, driving is risky".

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.

The popular MDOT signs debuted in 2018. Many have pop cultures references. One in particular, a nod to Cousin Eddie, went viral. MDOT created a contest for public to send in ideas. See their ...

State-level departments of transportation love putting funny or topical messages on digital traffic signs, but new rules at the federal level might bring the fun and games to an end.

Drivers, those beloved highway message signs with trendy and catchy sayings about road safety will soon disappear from Delaware highways thanks to a federal ban. Have you ever read a road sign and ...

Now, all overhead electronic signs with references to pop culture, intended to be funny or with obscure meanings will be banned starting in 2026 by the United States Federal Highway Administration ...

If the aim is to improve road safety, let's make sure that messaging is accomplishing this or, at a minimum, not making matters worse. That may mean that funny signs eventually disappear, removing ...

The answer to why the signs were disallowed might be in the 31-paragraph ruling about “Uses of, and Nonstandard Syntax on Changeable Message Signs ” issued on Jan. 4, 2021 by the U.S. DOT and ...

Employing the tricks of successful Madison Avenue ad campaigns — puns, rhymes, and other creative flourishes that make them memorable — can’t get Washington to crack a smile. Messages, the manual says ...

So the committee that writes the messages for the signs – comprised of staffers from ODOT, the Ohio Department of Safety and the Ohio State Highway Patrol – decided to mix it up a little.

Some humorous digital signs in a Mercer County town are going viral in an effort to keep the town safe. One of the signs is located at the corner of routes 33 and 526 in Robbinsville.