Metropolis Funny Safety Signs Have No Place on Highways They probably don’t work, and they divert resources from things that do. By David Zipper Jan 23, 20245:50 AM ...

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 ...

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.

Despite new recommendations to axe funny road signs, Delaware’s roadway humor is here to stay. Nationwide reports of a ban on overhead electronic signs with references to pop culture were widely ...

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.

Transportation States love jokes on road safety signs. The feds aren’t laughing. States like using jokes to get drivers to buckle up or drive sober, but federal authorities say the messages ...

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 ...

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 FHWA.

Those funny road signs that remind Coloradans to buckle up, keep their eyes on the road and stay off their phone are in part crafted by Cole, a Traffic Safety Communications Manager at the ...

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 ...

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.