In reference to the recent article, “Feds say no to funny highway safety warnings” (Jan. 19), I call foul. This is simply a ploy to control every aspect of our lives. Honestly, the funny warnings ...

You may have heard that federal officials are cracking down on highway humor. Signs like “Seat belts are in, everybody’s wearing them” and “Don’t be a grinch, let them merge” are to be phased out by ...

Your favorite snarky highway public service announcement may be a thing of the past, per new federal rules. In December, the Federal Highway Administration released its latest manual for road managers ...

New Jersey’s Department of Transportation thought it hit a home run last month with video safety messages that displayed Jersey attitude and humor on state highways. But that hit has been called a ...

Federal Highway Administration officials appear to be having a rethink on a plan to put an end to clever and funny highway safety messages. A pending revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control ...

I’ve been studying humor as an academic for a couple of decades now. I’ve written a doctoral dissertation about it, published articles about it, given talks about it, and am an avid consumer of ...