Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Transportation are planning to reopen two previously closed rest areas for truckers to stop and rest while traveling through Arizona.The reopening of these areas comes with the busy holiday season and the national supply chain crisis, having many truckers out on the road.The rest areas are located off of I-40 west of
Freeway monitor sign with the caption New Year, New You, Use Your Blinker to promote safer driving.
In recent years, message boards above roadways have used creative slogans or pop culture references to advocate for safe driving. Those quirky messages may not only be more interesting, but also more effective.
Road signs with humorous slogans or song lyric puns can sometimes garner viral attention on social media. Now, a recent study conducted by Virginia Tech shows those messages resonate more with drivers. In 2015, Arizona was one of the first states to utilize the creative public-safety alerts.
Arizona Department of Transportation s Doug Nick says the key to delivering a good message is relevancy.
Longtime resident Ron Edgell said he worries it will keep visitors away.
“It’s unsightly and you know people may snap judgement on [Tucson], Edgell said. Well if they take care of their interstate this way, I wonder what the roads in town look like.”
He is not alone Ken Zablotny said he believes the littering has gotten out of hand.
“We live here in the desert because we love the scenery, Zablotny said. But when you got trash and truck tires and a lot of midnight dumping, people come out in the middle of the night and dump their 30-pound trash bags on the side of the road then animals get to it and it spreads everywhere during a wind storm.”
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