Are the large electronic signs on the interstate that are meant to help you actually causing accidents?
One study suggests the answer is yes, when a particular message is displayed, according to a report published by ourYou have seen these signs for years, and for the most part they are very helpful when it comes to detours and other information. But when they display information on highway fatalities, the signs may be adding to the number of crashes on Texas roads.
Madsen and co-author Jonathan Hall wanted to know if the large electronic highway signs are working when it comes to displaying highway fatality numbers. What they found was the number of crashes increased when the message was about highway deaths. The biggest increase happens when the signs are in congested areas as opposed to long straight sections of the interstate.
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