That is how your intelligent message may land on a Texas freeway signal

Do you have a knack for funny and informative humor? Would you like to see your joke in great bright lights across the state? The Texas Department of Transportation is offering hilarious Texans with an affinity for driving jokes the opportunity to do just that after requesting new safety messages for digital highway signs.

“By now, most Texans have seen the informative – and often clever – messages about the Texas freeways on digital message boards promoting safer driving,” TxDOT said in a press release. “Now it’s time to shine.”

The competition, which began on November 24th and runs through December 8th, encourages entrants to submit their “best and most creative safe driving message” that relates to driving disorders (drunk or drugged driving), distracted driving ( SMS while driving). ) do not wear seat belts and / or do not accelerate. “

“The news must raise awareness of the dangers of common driver mistakes such as distracted driving, driving disruptions, not wearing seat belts, exceeding speed limits, etc.,” TxDOT said in a press release. “We will also accept other road rules, such as” no tailgate “and” left lane only for overtaking “.”

The most successful news stories often use pop culture or current events to promote safe driving.

Do you need some inspiration to get started? Here are some fun and informative messages that graced the state’s digital highway signs:

• Thank you and slow down your role

• Oh good sauce, wear a mask and buckle up

• Gobble Gobble conserves the gas

• Only Rudolph should drive with the lights on

• Baby Yoda uses a car seat to make sure he does

• Alcohol & Cruise Well this is creepy

Do you have a lot of jokes to check out? No need to hold back. There is no limit to the number of contributions a participant can submit.

The department will reduce the entries to 10 top candidates. TxDOT will post the finalists on social media and let the public make the final decision. A “Like” or “Share” equals one point. The top three messages appear on highways across the state.

Submissions can consist of two flashing fields with three lines of 15 characters each. Students can use both slides (six lines) or a single slide (three lines).

Hashtags, phone numbers, and website addresses are not allowed, and offensive language is not allowed.

Contributions are accepted at TxDOT.gov.

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