No Joke: Feds Are Banning Humorous Electronic Messages on Highways

No Joke: Feds Are Banning Humorous Electronic Messages on Highways
Cars travel along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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PHOENIX—It’s no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country.

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all the changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month, including rules that spells out how signs and other traffic control devices are regulated.