Roadway safety messages with a sassy New Jersey flair began appearing on Garden State roadways last month, but last week they disappeared as suddenly as they arrived.
Now, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Rep. Donald Norcoss, D-N.J., Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., and others want to know why.
Booker and his colleagues this week expressed concerns over the pulled messages in a letter to Federal Highway Administration acting Administrator Stephanie Pollack. The messages — which include punny missives like “Get your head out of your apps” and “Slow down. This ain’t Thunder Road” — were the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s way of providing “an absolutely ideal way to raise awareness around safety and potentially save lives.”
