Turns out the Washington state department of transportation has no sense of humor.BELLEVUE, Wash.
A road construction sign that read "Zombies Drools" and "Jalopnik Rules" had motorists in a dangerous situation on Interstate 405 through Bellevue Tuesday night. A Washington State Patrol Trooper noticed the reader board sitting on the side of I-405 at the Wilberton Tunnel with the unusual message and called Seattle dispatch. WSDOT spokesperson Jamie Holter said she believes someone did this to be funny.
"They think it’s funny but it’s extremely dangerous," explained Holter. "First, they have to manually change the reader board so they are standing out on the side of the freeway putting their life in danger. Second, drivers think there are either Zombie’s ahead or it’s a joke, so they stay in the lane. The reader board should be warning drivers their lane is about to end as machinery is in the way. If drivers don’t know to change lanes then it becomes very dangerous."
~from Kirotv.com via jalopnik.com
Wait a minute.... did a spokesperson for the WSDOT just say someone might think Zombie's are up ahead? I have no jokes for that.
What I do have is righteous indignation! I drive this stretch of 405 once or twice a week and every single time there's a pack of idiots that don't merge left after passing the sign. It's almost like a Mario Cart level, people want to hit a couple plastic barrels before they cut you off at the last second. If only I could get the red turtle shells instead of the stupid banana peel, I'd totally show them.
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