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DaCheatHSR t1_iwq6xgi wrote

I really don't like using variable message signs for this kind of thing. Other states do it too.

Either leave the sign off or keep the postings up about travel times, hazardous conditions etc... that's it. If it's not informative it's not worth seeing when driving, particularly on our logjammed NJ roads.

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Trythenewpage t1_iwqdbdm wrote

I could see them being alright in rural stretches of nothing where the biggest threat is boredom. Australia has fatigue zones on some long stretches of nothing that show trivia to keep people engaged.

But NJ doesn't really have that problem. NJ drivers are far more likely to experience attention fatigue from overstimulation than understimulation.

And regardless, they shouldn't be using the same displays for critical information and PSA jokes.

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