New Jersey Highway Signs Considered Too Sassy For The Feds

I enjoy reading the sassy signage on our highways in New Jersey. They always grab my attention because they are so unlike other states which just have the usual boring message.

Our snarky signs set us apart from everyone else and show our unique personality! In my opinion, the witty signs brighten the day for millions of motorists, while also getting the point across.  Putting a bit of attitude, and humor, into traffic signs shows its point in a playful way.

The NY Post says the Federal Highway Administration has ordered New Jersey officials to stop putting up funny electronic messages to motorists. Some of the programmable highway signs have contained funny warnings like "Hold onto your butts" and "Get your head out of your apps."

The banned bulletins also included tributes to Bruce Springsteen and other icons from New Jersey such as signs on 78 reading " Slow Down This Isn't Thunder Road". The feds did not say why they pulled the plug on the signs.

Some believe they were causing distractions because people wanted to photograph them. Let us keep up with our humorous signs, please! - Maryann Morgan

New Jersey is where you want to be for education.

According to a new report by U.S. News & World published on Tuesday (Oct. 25), out of 2,000 universities from 90 countries, 280 were in the United States, and seven were in New Jersey. The rankings are made to help students accurately compare institutions around the world.

The listings measure a university’s global and regional research reputation and academic research performance. They are broken down into these categories:

U.S. News has been ranking the United States separately for nearly 40 years, and this ranking shows how United States universities stand on the global stage.

Last year, the United States had the most universities on the list, with 271. This year it came in second, with 280, after China, with 338.

Take a look at the seven New Jersey universities that made the list:

Please note: Rankings below are listed in the reverse order leaving the highest-ranked New Jersey school listed last.

Rowan University located in Glassboro, NJ was ranked #1668 out of the 2,000 schools on the list this year. In subject rankings, they tied for #998 in Clinical Medicine. Take a look at Rowan's breakdown here.

Stevens Institute of Technology located in Hoboken, New Jersey was ranked #1225 out of the 2,000 schools on the list this year. In subject rankings, Stevens came in #387 for Computer Science, #316 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and #477 for Engineering. Take a look at Stevens' breakdown here.

Montclair State University located in Montclair, New Jersey was ranked #1008 out of the 2,000 schools on the list this year. Monclair State does not have any subject rankings at this time. Take a look at the full breakdown of Montclair State University here.

New Jersey Institute of Technology located in Newark, New Jersey was ranked #826 out of the 2,000 schools on the list this year. NJIT ranked #175 in Computer Science, #71 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and #406 in Engineering. Take a look at NJIT's full breakdown here.

Rutgers-Newark located in Newark, New Jersey was ranked #598 out of the 2,000 schools on the list this year. Rutgers-Newark ranked #278 in Chemistry, #344 in Social Sciences and Public Health, #345 in Neuroscience and Behavior, and #644 in Clinical Medicine. Check out Rutgers-Newark's full breakdown here.

Rutgers-New Brunswick located in Piscataway and New Brunswick, New Jersey was ranked #143 out of the 2,000 schools on the list this year. Rutgers-New Brunswick's highest subject rankings were in Agricultural Sciences (#45), Pharmaceutical and Toxicology (#54), and Arts and Humanities (#65). Take a look at Rutgers-New Brunswick's full breakdown here.

Last, but certainly not least is Princeton University. Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and is the Garden State's highest-ranked university on the list at #16. The university's highest-ranked subjects are Mathematics (#3), Space Science (#5), and Physics (#9). Check out Princeton's full breakdown here.