Friday Five: The Week’s Top Safety and Sign News Updates

Friday, February 17, 2012 —

School Zone Sign Fury: 1 Sign with 6 Times Too Much for Detroit Area Drivers: In a Detroit suburb, a ridiculously complicated new speed limit sign designates six different times throughout a school day for drivers to slow their roll. Detroit motorists think the sign is unnecessary and even dangerous, and the blame game has begun.

Tim Thompson/The Oakland Press/AP

Stolen Political Signs Costing Candidate Thousands: These few weeks have been hard on Bill Boner after thieves stole over fifty of his campaign signs located throughout Rutherford County, Tennessee. That type of hit can certainly turn a campaign flaccid.  Let’s hope things come to end for Boner quickly…but not too soon.

MSG airs Jeremy Lin fortune cookie sign: The MSG TV network, already the subject of much frustration for basketball-loving New Yorkers, has come under fire for airing a distasteful, even racist sign celebrating the arrival Jeremy Lin. Lin, an overnight superstar and the first Taiwanese-American to play in the NBA, has been making waves with his play and his race.

No cussing in class for teachers, lawmaker says: Arizona State Senator Lori Klein introduced a bill that would regulate the use of profanity by public school teachers. Potty-mouthed teachers would face suspensions and fines for repeated violations, and they could even be fired for continued offenses.

Neighbor dispute over dog waste in Philadelphia ends in fatal shooting: We end, again, on a serious note; last week it a dog poop dispute between neighbors ended in an assault, but this week, things reached a disturbing and tragic low. A man in Philadelphia shot and killed his neighbor after an argument over the killer’s dogs defecating in the victim’s lawn. Dog poop fights may seem funny, but this is just plain sad.

– Z. Miller and A. Li