States have had their fun with highway safety messages, posting everything from Taylor Swift lyrics to discourage texting in Mississippi, to a “vibe check” — winking at Gen Z — to ...

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, 2024 5:50 AM. Photo illustration by Slate.

Many states use funny or clever messaging to draw the attention of drivers on highways across the country. For example, Massachusetts’ “Use Yah Blinkah” highway signs went viral in 2014, and ...

A Mississippi roadside safety sign with a reference to Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” hit song. The Mississippi Department of Transportation has been using funny roadside safety signs since 2018.

Signs Released for Operations on Elevated Work Stations. NEW YORK---- Fall fatalities are the largest cause of worker deaths on construction sites in the U.S. MySafetySign manager Conrad Lumm said ...

Ever been in a monotonous drive on a state highway or freeway and see one of those changeable message signs, but it actually said something funny instead of the standard “buckle up and drive the ...

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.

The signs on the famous Leh-Manili Highway in the Himalayas have a serious message - as the 298-mile road has frequent plunging drops and landslide risks.

A-hed; Feds to Highway Signs: You Have Two Years to Stop Being Funny Regulators want state transportation officials to rein in the yuks, which they call distractions; ‘Slow down this ain’t ...

Many states use funny or clever messaging to draw the attention of drivers on highways across the country. For example, Massachusetts’ “Use Yah Blinkah” highway signs went viral in 2014, and ...