Jackson Jambalaya

With all sincerity, how is this different than reading a text from your phone? If the goal is safe driving, why are we intentionally distracting drivers at one of the busiest sections of I-55?

Let's go with "Get the f*ck out of the left lane, you f*cking moron."

These signs and their stupid puns are the biggest waste of taxpayer money ever!

8:40 AM
Lighten up francis.

Merry Christmas from The Magnolia State

"Don't drink the water."

@8:47 do we really need these signs? It is a fad. The safest thing people can do is keep their eyes on the road.

These signs provide an economic benefit for the state of Mississippi. They cause wrecks, which in turn create jobs in the auto repair business, and increase the demand for new cars. You cannot tell me that these were bought and no politician benefitted financially. You can certainly make a case for these signs warning of traffic problems ahead, but they should not be on as a distraction unless there is an issue ahead. But, we do live in the most illiterate (and possibly the most corrupt) state in the union.

"If you hit the deer it's a comp claim. If you hit the tree swerving from the deer it's an at fault accident. Always hit the deer."

More people should know this.

@ 8:36

Best sign ever !

These signs represent all that is wrong with the theft called taxation. It's like the billboards that say things like "cigarettes can kill you" put up by some government funded group. anyone that does not know these simple statements probably can not read. Do you think there has aver been one person pass one of these signs and say " damn, I did not know they could kill me, I am quitting right now!"

Comments in all caps are not approved.

these signs dont have any info to relay 95% of the time. that is correct.
so yes they are being filled with playful and yes even dumb stuff during that time. if you want to complain go for it.

but to say the signs and infrastructure they represent is a fad or a waste or anything else similar is foolish. they can provide real time info. sorry its not pretty and fancy but alerts on traffic or amber alerts or emergency info can be useful.

and it takes 1.2 seconds to read it. now for the common idiot- and there are plenty here in these comments- it may take longer to comprehend some funny phrase or pun but if that causes you to wreck you shouldnt be driving.

Bunch of Scrooges up in here

"If you think driving 120 mph while intoxicated is unsafe, you should try drinking the water in Jackson"

"Driving badly causes wrecks. Driving in Jackson could cause lead poisoning"

"Watch for deer in the roads in the rural areas, watch for raw boo-boo in the roads in the urban areas"

"Buckle your seatbelts while in Jackson, because it's harder for the carjacker to drag you out of the car"

“If you can read this, you’re not fleeing the law fast enough!”

“Only drunks drive straight in Jackson. “

But the MDOT signs are in all caps including the example above.

@the halfwit who runs this blog
The signs are in ALL CAPS

@10:23 you must work for MDOT

"Here Comes Bubba Clause, Here Comes Bubba Clause, Speeding down the Lane,
Stoned and Blitzed and a dead deer has more Brains,
Bells are ringing, Children are Singing, All is Merry and Bright,
But hold onto your stockings and say your Prayers, because Bubba Clause Drives Tonight!"

Gene Autry, I apologize, but we have an excess of rednecks and a deficit of brains on the roads here.

So?

"Welcome to Jackson
Watch out for raw
reindeer boo boo"

Happy Holiday’s-Stray Bullets Next 10 Miles

Why give people more to detract them from driving? I try my best to ignore all of their helpful and funny tidbits but do become distracted by them.

Merry Christmas you filthy animal

Merry Christmas from Mayor Labooboo
He thinks he's number 1 but we know he's number 2
He wants to get much much richer
But he's incompetent so he has to be a grifter

“Drive it like you stole it!”

"It took MDOT two payroll cycles to type in this message."

"Potable water - 10 miles"

"Welcome to Jackson, MS. Population 149,761 and declining"

"Welcome to Jackson. It's 78 today, and that's just the murder count"

Welcome to Jackson
Two men enter…one man leaves

These signs serve two types of messages:

1. "Accident 1/2 mi ahead in East bound lane"

2. "Cover your loads for safer roads"

"About to enter Jackson city limits.
Last chance exit for gas and ammo."

These comments are further proof that the vast majority of the readers of this blog are some of the lamest mayonnaise eaters this state has to offer.

If you lack the ability to read a sign that overhangs the interstate and not be distracted, you really need to self-surrender your driver's license.

And I thought you people liked calling liberals "snowflakes"

Calm down.

Obey posted speed limits — unless you’re in law enforcement. Have a nice day.”

@11:32, some of your lines don’t fit the meter. I propose the following emendation.

"Here comes Bubba Clause, here comes Bubba Clause, speeding down the lane,
Stoned and blitzed, speed limits eclipsed, a dead deer has more brains.
Bells are ringing, children singing, all is merry and bright.
But hold your stockings, say your prayers, ‘cause Bubba Clause is driving tonight!"

Thangyew. Thangyew very mush.

E31 knows when you been naughty or nice.

I-Boo Boo (I-55) has a slown down near waterworks

"Get Her Head Outcho Lap and Your Toes Won't Curl Up. Drive Safely Mississippi"

Am I the only one that gets the irony in these stupid signs? Keep your eyes on the road- but look here to read it. What a damn waste of money!