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Thu Nov 26
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  • more about #roadsigns more comments →
    quayzar: The skid marks match up with the front and rear passenger wheels. One mark was put down before the other. #roadsigns more »
    Xelmon: Oh that is good! I love it!! XD #roadsigns more »
    Alfisted: It's obvious - that's the universal "Corvairs on Roadway" sign. more »
    BaconSandwich and the generic grey civic of doom: Is this called a Mobius Skid? more »
    Mastrappas: That's what Chipotleaway is for, my dear chap. more »
    GreenN_Gold: Inexplicable skid marks are the most concerning. You usually want to have some idea or recollection of how they got there. Wait, where am I? This is... more »
    Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Those non-Euclidean alignment shops will never catch on. more »
    skaycog was here: I can do that. more »
    buffcoat and beaver: The car doesn't have LSD, but the guy that made the sign does. more »
    pauljones: Dammit. I told them to stop giving the cars ethanol. Cars and alcohol in any form just don't mix well. more »
    pres: Caution, all wheel drive donut area ahead. more »
    brandegee: A very similar sign is distressingly common in the Pyrenees. more »
    CaptainTownsend: What I don't understand is how two skid marks can come from one tire, while the other one leaves none. more »
    that ain't the way to have fun, son: Requirement for a half-Rockford ahead? more »
    I can be stig?: It can be explained quite easily.... more »
  • #lolcars

    Caution: Inexplicable Skid Marks Ahead

    If you see this sign, be very careful, somewhere ahead your car may violate the laws of physics. [McMillan]
  • #infrastructure

    Naked Streets: Why Traffic Signs Don't Make Us Safer

    According to some traffic experts, "Nanny State" traffic lights and road signs don't make us safer. Instead, making our streets deliberately "naked" of speed bumps, chicanes and signs will make drivers more cautious. More »
  • #lolcars

    Deer Certainly Look Different In Canada

    This deer crossing sign, spotted via Google Street View in Vancouver, BC, Canada, doesn't seem quite right. We can't exactly put our finger on it. Everything is spelled correctly, and there aren't any grammar issues, but something big seems off.
  • #roadsigns

    Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"

    We've repeatedly told you not to hack road signs, but you people never listen. Only this time you're professing your love for stuff like a "f**k taco," "b**l sack," and "mudkipz." Whatever those are. More »
  • #electronicroadsigns

    Newest Hacked Road Sign Warns Of New York's Imminent Demise

    We didn't tell you specifically not to hack traffic signs to say "New York Is Dying." Are you going to make us spell out each and every thing you shouldn't be hacking signs to say?
  • #howtohackroadsigns

    Washington Department Of Transportation Doesn't Want You Monkeying With Road Signs

    Washington State's Department of Transportation wants people to stop monkeying with their road signs. Haven't we been telling you this from the start? Press release below. More »
  • #howtohackroadsigns

    Who is this "Jay Wert" you speak of? [KIRO TV]

  • #howtohackroadsigns

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    The "how to hack road signs" story's become a bit of a meme, with Jalopnik sitting at the center of the mainstream-media-maelstrom. We guess being "the authority" explains why the AP called yesterday. [Yahoo, MSN]
  • #novelties

    How To Hack An Electronic Road Sign

    DO NOT under any circumstances run around hacking into electronic road signs using the information contained in this step-by-step guide of how to transmit hilarious messages to passing motorists. More »
  • #novelties

    The World's Funniest Street Signs

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  • #news

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