Highway Humor: Voters Pick Two Winning ADOT Signs

Ever wonder who writes those clever messages on highway signs in Arizona? This one was penned by Phoenix resident Ashley Servatius, as part of an ADOT contest.

“A friend and I were driving and she was alarmed because she thought I was driving 101 miles per hour,” Servatius said. “Little did she know, that was my temperature gauge and not my speedometer. It was a good laugh.”

And so she submitted her “temperature” sign idea to ADOT.

The other winning entry, below, was the genius of Phoenix resident Jim Atkinson, who said HOV-lane violators are a pet peeve. (The minimum fine for violating the HOV-lane law is $400.)

ADOT received more than 6,700 message submissions. More than 8,000 people voted to pick the winners.