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 ...

Does humor in highway safety signs go too far? States have gotten creative in their highway safety signs. The federal government hasn’t always been amused.

Is WisDOT getting rid of funny, pop-culture-inspired highway signs in Wisconsin? The short answer is no, but the types of content allowed on the signs might be changing.

These are just a few entertaining, witty U.S. Department of Transportation electronic safety signs motorist catch sight of driving across the nation's interstates. But not much longer.

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.

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 ...

In late 2022, the New Jersey Department of Transportation started using humorous messages that were so funny, they garnered a lot of social media attention.

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 ...

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.

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 ...