Feds crack down on funny highway signs, but MnDOT will just 'Shake it Off'

The Minnesota Department of Transportation in June tapped into the Taylor Swift hysteria ahead of her Twin Cities concerts by posting a message on its electronic signs that read "Cut off? Don't Get Bad Blood. Shake it Off."

The nod to Swift's pop hit is the kind of lighthearted message MnDOT has been using for more than a decade each Monday to encourage safe driving.

Now federal authorities want the jokes, slogans and quirky sayings often drawn from movies, TV shows, music and other slices of pop culture to stop.

https://www.startribune.com/feds-crack-down-on-funny-highway-signs-but-mndot-to-just-shake-it-off/600336398/