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Whoaaa! Stop Signs Try Humor in Illinois
Sep 29, 12:31 PM (ET)

OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - A big red sign that says "Stop" sometimes isn't enough to get everyone to stop. Maybe a laugh will get their attention.

This Chicago suburb has installed second stop signs beneath the regular ones at 50 intersections with messages, including "WHOAAA" or "Stop ... and smell the roses."

"I thought it might make people smile and take notice," Mayor Dave Heilmann said as he launched the campaign Friday. "You've got people on their cell phones, their BlackBerries and iPods while driving. Those are all distractions. Hopefully, when they see a sign they're not expecting it might make them stop."

The new signs are red octagons, just like the real stop signs, but instead of just "Stop" they say "Stop ... right there pilgrim" and "Stop ... in the naame of love." Naame? Think of the drawn-out pronunciation in the hit by the Supremes.

It might be too soon to know whether the alternative signs will work. But while the mayor was posing for a photo with one of the new signs, a driver sped by without stopping.
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Attention residents of Oak Lawn:

One of you needs very much to run for office on a platform of seriously cutting taxes in this town with obviously waaaay too much money. :roll:

"Waaaay?" Think of the drawn-out pronunciation in the hit by...by...by Donny Osmond.

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This is a picture of a "Whoa" sign I ran across in New Orleans during my visit there for Mardi Gras 2000. Wow, time flies.

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Illinois law reads a bit different than of WV and KY. The primary signal for a driver to stop is not the red octagon sign, but is a wide, white line across the pavement. The signs are there for courteous reminder.
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Arp2 wrote:Attention residents of Oak Lawn:

One of you needs very much to run for office on a platform of seriously cutting taxes in this town with obviously waaaay too much money. :roll:

"Waaaay?" Think of the drawn-out pronunciation in the hit by...by...by Donny Osmond.

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Maybe the sign costs could be offset somewhat by fewer accidents and less need for EMT services over the long term.

Just a thought.
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