OAK LAWN, Ill. - Oak Lawn removed comical remarks in octagonal shapes it placed under stop signs in an effort to get motorists to obey the law.

Mayor Dave Heilmann said the Illinois Department of Transportation determined the signs violated the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. He said had Oak Lawn not removed the signs, the city could have lost federally funded projects.

The public safety campaign to cut down on speeding through stop signs began in September. Slogans such as "and smell the roses" and "means that you aren't moving" were placed near 50 stop signs.


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Yea I remember hearing about that, I think that's a neat idea

if it gets people to stop more often, then I am all for it. It is nt illegal to post sale signs on a street sign, as long as it does not impair the message of the sign itself, so why not put something else there as well?