The fake signs appeared earlier this week and told drivers to slow down and get off their phone
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- Police are on the hunt for a person who placed fake traffic signs around Boulder, Colorado.
- Despite looking official, they had profane messages such as “Get off your d*mn phone.”
- 14 signs were taken down and police believe they might have been the work of a concerned citizen.
Police in Boulder, Colorado are on the hunt for a mysterious person who placed humorous, but profane traffic signs around the city. They went up earlier this week and authorities are aware of at least 14 of them.
The signs mimicked their official counterparts, but had a multitude of sayings such as “Get off your d*mn phone” and “Don’t kill any kids today.” Other messages included “Put the phone down b*tch” and “Slow the f*ck down.”
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We’ve probably all muttered something along those lines, but someone went through the trouble of commissioning the signs and installing them across the city. This would require a bit more effort than your usual prank.
That sentiment was echoed by Boulder Police Department spokesperson Dionne Waugh who told Colorado Public Radio, “They’re very professionally designed signs. They’re very large. They’re very well done. So someone went to a lot of trouble to put these large signs up.”
The outlet reports a number of signs were placed along 28th Street and were taken down a day after being noticed. However, they drew quite a bit of attention as you’d expect.
Police seem to get the person’s frustration as Commander Darren Fladung told 9News, “I definitely appreciate the gesture behind what they’re intending to do, but … it is a crime and there’s other means people can take to try and let us know of these behaviors.” He also speculated the culprit could have been a concerned citizen who was fed up with bad drivers.
That remains to be seen, but there are laws regarding the display of unauthorized signs or devices. While the law specifically mentions highways, it covers unauthorized signs which “purports to be, or is an imitation of, or resembles an official traffic control device.” It goes on to declare these a public nuisance worthy of an infraction.