Nevadans can submit traffic safety freeway sign message ideas through August 31
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 9:43am
CARSON CITY — Having received around 600 submissions so far, the Nevada Department of Transportation reminds Nevada drivers they have through Monday, Aug. 31 to submit contest entries for creative traffic safety messages to potentially be displayed on electronic freeway signs.
Messages must relate to traffic safety and can be themed around holidays and the state’s traffic safety focus areas, including focusing on the road, buckling up, never driving impaired, stopping on red, as well as being motorcycle safe.
Messages must be no more than three lines of 18 characters each (including spacing), with no hashtags, punctuation, emojis, website addresses or phone numbers. Some popular messages nationally include “Texting and Driving? Oh Cell No,” the holiday-themed “Only Reindeer Can Fly. Watch Your Speed” and Star Wars-based “Texting and Driving Leads to The Dark Side.”
Last year, nearly 285 individuals were killed in Nevada traffic crashes. With over 90 percent of U.S. crashes caused in part by driver behavior, the message boards are an important driving safety reminder.
“Traffic safety impacts each and every one of us,” NDOT Director Kristina Swallow said. “These roadway signs can be a first-line defense in reminding motorists to drive safely. We routinely post driving information and tips, and now we want the public to contribute their safe driving messages. The more creative, relatable, and memorable, the better.”
Entries must be submitted by Aug. 31 at nevadadot.com/sign, or by calling (775) 888-7000. NDOT will select the best messages in September, which may then be periodically rotated on the approximately 400 electronic freeway signs statewide.
Entries are not accepted through the Department’s Facebook, Twitter or other social media. By submitting, entrants acknowledge that they are a Nevada resident of 16 years of age or over and grant NDOT all rights, including use and distribution of their name and proposed messages in all formats.
Advertising and defamatory, obscene, threatening or otherwise unlawful submissions will not be considered.
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