The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has put a 2-year time frame to stop using humorous messages on electronic highway/freeway safety signs.
In a new 1,100-page manual released last month outlines the new rules and guidelines of how signs and other traffic control devices are to be regulated. By 2026, any signs deemed funny, or referring to pop culture will be banned.
Highway Administration officials said the quirky signs can be distracting or misunderstood.
Some examples are, “Use Yah Blinka” from Massachusetts; “Don’t drive Star Spangled Hammered” from Pennsylvania; “Visiting in-laws? Slow Down, Get There Late” from Ohio.
Arizona’s DOT has held a contest for the last 7 years for the funniest, most creative messages; “Hands on the Wheel, Not Your Meal,” was one of the winners.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said signs should be “simple, direct, brief, legible and clear.” And added that safety signs should only be used for weather, accident, and traffic conditions, or to remind drivers of speeding or wearing seatbelts.
By - FZ
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