Metropolis Funny Safety Signs Have No Place on Highways They probably don’t work, and they divert resources from things that do.

States have gotten creative in their highway safety signs. The federal government hasn’t always been amused.

Whether they are traffic signs warning you of water close by (with a certain squid-like creature featured), a street sign of a buffalo pictured with a UFO (or UAP) or even a sign pleading with you to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

The signs were the brainchild of NJDOT staffers who applied some humor, cleverness and Jersey snark to the standard safety messages about seat belt use, distracted driving, speeding, driving under ...

Overhead electronic signs with "obscure meanings, references to pop culture or those intended to be funny" will be phased out nationwide over the next couple of years because "they can be ...

Michael Conroy / AP It could be the end of the road for some of those funny, punny one-liners that states have been putting on electronic freeway signs. The Federal Highway Administration has new ...