Hacked highway sign tells drivers to go 100 mph

[Champ]

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The message was too good to be true. An electronic highway sign on Interstate 75 in Michigan told drivers: "speed limit 100 mph go go go."

For months, the signboard in Genesee County had been alerting commuters to construction that starts this month. Someone hacked the sign, which is controlled by a computer through a subcontractor.

State highway officials say they're investigating who changed it and how. The speed limit in the area is 70.

Bill Shreck, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Transportation, says they "weren't amused" by the 100 mph traffic message.


http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0408hackedsign-ON.html

[lonestarnot]

1. This funny!

[pnorman]

2. NOT funny!

pnorman

[donco6]

3. Speed limit?

What's that?

[Kellanved]

4. That would be my question as well

:shrug:

[donco6]

5. Honestly, around here,

the speed limit is simply the number which is subtracted from your actual speed to calculate your ticket. No one pays the slightest attention. Except maybe in school zones. Maybe.

[Deja Q]

6. Michigan, go figure. And I found a pic too!

Pity there was no pic. So I found one:

[lonestarnot]

7. This is funny too!

[matcom]

8. *sigh*

2 days old :D

[Champ]

10. Still a little sluggish

I just came out of retirement. :D

[MADem]

9. What a defense if anyone got busted for speeding! n/t