Road sign warns of "Zombies Ahead"

[NewJeffCT]

Lorton drivers got quite a surprise when an electronic road sign was hacked recently. On Lorton Road by Route 123, the road is closed, but where the sign should have read “Road Closed,” instead it read “Zombies Ahead”.

“I had to do a double take when I saw the sign, but in the end it was really funny,” said local driver Rusty Bonifant.

This sign hacking is only the newest event in a string of recent sign hackings across the nation. Nobody seems to know who is responsible or why they are doing this.

“Being in construction, I know that those signs are controlled electronically and the system to change the text is padlocked so only the worker with the key should have access. A hacker has to be very determined to break into it and change the sign text,” said Bonifant.

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[hifiguy]

1. Well, that IS a good thing to know about.

There must have been a fundymentalpatient "church" down the road. Them are zombies with some bad mojo. :rofl:

[meegbear]

2. No one enjoys a good laugh more than I do...

Except perhaps for my wife and some of her friends. Oh, yes, and Captain Johnson. Come to think of it, most people enjoy a good laugh more than I do, but that's beside the point. Right!

Anyway, while the sign is funny, I think that changing a sign that said "Road Closed" is not the smartest thing to do. If I saw that sign, I would laugh and keep going. There's a reason why the road was closed and people's safety could be at risk.

Captain Buzzkill signing off.

[NewJeffCT]

3. The road was blocked off with a sign that said "road closed"

the lighted electronic sign said "zombies ahead" - however, the non-electronic signs were the normal "road closed" ones.

[geardaddy]

5. Buzz Killington, is that you?

[dimbear]

4. Irish zombie cemetery unearthed:

http://www.archaeologydaily.com/news/201109197252/Revealed-Irelands-real-life-zombie-scare-Eighth-century-skeletons-buried-with-stones-in-mouths.html

It's not a new problem. The ancients knew how to deal.