Comments on: How to Hack an Electronic Road Sign http://urbanprankster.com/2009/02/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: kristin http://urbanprankster.com/2009/02/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-2613 kristin Sun, 17 May 2009 19:40:31 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=582#comment-2613 And how is this any different from slowing down and reading the sign to see the warnings about constructions? Or missing people? And in this case, Nazi Zombies. =] Very cool idea. And how is this any different from slowing down and reading the sign to see the warnings about constructions? Or missing people? And in this case, Nazi Zombies. =] Very cool idea.

]]> By: Alvador http://urbanprankster.com/2009/02/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 Alvador Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:47:10 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=582#comment-1958 I've never given this a try, but I think it's about time I do. I’ve never given this a try, but I think it’s about time I do.

]]> By: Ancient http://urbanprankster.com/2009/02/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Ancient Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:57:01 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=582#comment-1690 Good stuff. I knew of a website doing this stuff for a while. http://www.signhacker.com/ Good stuff. I knew of a website doing this stuff for a while. http://www.signhacker.com/

]]> By: Kurt http://urbanprankster.com/2009/02/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-1644 Kurt Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:29:19 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=582#comment-1644 I approve of "Zombies Ahead." Also "Get the Fuck Off The Phone." I approve of “Zombies Ahead.” Also “Get the Fuck Off The Phone.”

]]> By: ozymandias http://urbanprankster.com/2009/02/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 ozymandias Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:54:00 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=582#comment-1640 Charlie! Great find! This gem is what it is all about, and has everything! Glad to see it finally popped up here. Charlie!

Great find! This gem is what it is all about, and has everything!

Glad to see it finally popped up here.

]]> By: dougjardine http://urbanprankster.com/2009/02/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-1638 dougjardine Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:02:04 +0000 http://urbanprankster.com/?p=582#comment-1638 Genius. The public safety consideration is of course an issue but could also be viewed as scaremongering, the Zombie signs are just as likely to improve safety by waking people up and making them laugh... ...there was an experiment somewhere in Europe where they removed all superfluous road signs in an area, and the accident rate decreased as drivers looked at where they were going and not the multitude of instructional signage...we have illuminated signs on motorways (freeways) in the UK that say 'Sign not in use' or 'rain on road'...stating the bleeding obvious, and there was a famous one which we loved here: http://motortorque.askaprice.com/news/auto-0810/welsh-road-sign-displays-email-error-message.asp Genius.

The public safety consideration is of course an issue but could also be viewed as scaremongering, the Zombie signs are just as likely to improve safety by waking people up and making them laugh…

…there was an experiment somewhere in Europe where they removed all superfluous road signs in an area, and the accident rate decreased as drivers looked at where they were going and not the multitude of instructional signage…we have illuminated signs on motorways (freeways) in the UK that say ‘Sign not in use’ or ‘rain on road’…stating the bleeding obvious, and there was a famous one which we loved here:

http://motortorque.askaprice.com/news/auto-0810/welsh-road-sign-displays-email-error-message.asp

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