Some of the ones TXDoT uses are pretty cute. Funny in a ha ha sort of way, nothing groundbreaking in terms of humor but I think it’s more important that people

Some of the ones TXDoT uses are pretty cute. Funny in a ha ha sort of way, nothing groundbreaking in terms of humor but I think it’s more important that people look at these signs and realize that there are humans behind the faceless bureaucratic organizations like the DoT than getting whatever marginal benefit having a clearer, non witty message offers. So my subjective opinion is that this is a negative change Now if the feds came back with real data that says “people die/get in accidents more when you use these witty but unclear signs”, I’d be a little more on their side. I couldn’t find any actual data referenced in the article though. Just a lot of feelings. One article does reference this: > The National Academy of Sciences, however, measure the response of 120 people to look at a variety of road signs. The Academy concluded that straightforward road signs were the most effective. Where is the citation for this, Jalopnik? I actually want to read this study, especially what they are calling “more effective” Edit: I was able to find what I believe the study was and while it’s not perfect this is a surprisingly well researched problem: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/26656/chapter/4 https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/26656/chapter/4