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Arrow Pranks involving electronic road signs stir worry

Pranks involving electronic road signs stir worry
2/4/09
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Pranksters in at least three states are messing with electronic road signs meant to warn motorists of possible traffic problems by putting drivers on notice about Nazi zombies and raptors. And highway safety officials aren't amused.
The latest breach came Tuesday during the morning rush hour near Collinsville, Ill., where hackers changed a sign along southbound Interstate 255 to read, "DAILY LANE CLOSURES DUE TO ZOMBIES."
A day earlier in Indiana's Hamilton County, the electronic message on a board in Carmel's construction zone warned drivers of "RAPTORS AHEAD - CAUTION."
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Infantile behavior that could cause some serious problems.
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Revenge of the nerds........


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ok, know that this is really a serious problem, but the computer geek in me is laughing like an evil overlord.
This sounds like the sort of thing the 4-Chan crowd would cook up.
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Since when do folks need a sign to tell them to drive safely?

Turn the dumb things off.
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These signs are nice when they work advising of an accident early enough for a truck to seek alternate routing.

Otherwise, save money and turn them off when they have nothing useful to say.
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what makes it FUNNY (to me) is the fact they aren't using valid reasons!!!! ZOMBIES LMAO....RAPTORS!!! LOL
how about "slow traffic ahead USA truck drag race area"
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how about "slow traffic ahead USA truck drag race area"
Or JB Hunt Time Trials?
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Or JB Hunt Time Trials?
how 'bout.... "SLOW dispatcher brains on roadway"????
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how 'bout.... "SLOW dispatcher brains on roadway"????
Do we need to slow down for that?
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