From: GT on
Driving down the M90, approaching the Forth Road Bridge from the north side
yesterday and one of the new(ish) overhead electronic signs appeared to be
carrying an advert!! I have forgotten the product, but it said either "RedEx
is mandatory" or "RainX is mandatory".

I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
hacked into the system and put the advert up, or the authorities are now
selling the space for advertising when they are not required for traffic
information. I did not imagine or dream this! Anyone else seen anything like
this?


From: Brimstone on

"GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message
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> Driving down the M90, approaching the Forth Road Bridge from the north
> side yesterday and one of the new(ish) overhead electronic signs appeared
> to be carrying an advert!! I have forgotten the product, but it said
> either "RedEx is mandatory" or "RainX is mandatory".
>
> I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
> hacked into the system and put the advert up, or the authorities are now
> selling the space for advertising when they are not required for traffic
> information. I did not imagine or dream this! Anyone else seen anything
> like this?
Perhaps you had been sampling the local produce? ;-)


From: GT on
"Brimstone" <brimstone520-ng08(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message
> news:4c63f37c$0$16672$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com...
>> Driving down the M90, approaching the Forth Road Bridge from the north
>> side yesterday and one of the new(ish) overhead electronic signs appeared
>> to be carrying an advert!! I have forgotten the product, but it said
>> either "RedEx is mandatory" or "RainX is mandatory".
>>
>> I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
>> hacked into the system and put the advert up, or the authorities are now
>> selling the space for advertising when they are not required for traffic
>> information. I did not imagine or dream this! Anyone else seen anything
>> like this?
> Perhaps you had been sampling the local produce? ;-)

;-) Not that morning - not even coffee - was as clean as a whistle 'cos
early start + going for dentist checkup - maybe alcohol from mouthwash!


From: Halmyre on
On 12 Aug, 14:13, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
> Driving down the M90, approaching the Forth Road Bridge from the north side
> yesterday and one of the new(ish) overhead electronic signs appeared to be
> carrying an advert!! I have forgotten the product, but it said either "RedEx
> is mandatory" or "RainX is mandatory".
>
> I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
> hacked into the system and put the advert up, or the authorities are now
> selling the space for advertising when they are not required for traffic
> information. I did not imagine or dream this! Anyone else seen anything like
> this?

I've seen that too, wondered what it meant. I think it says RED X IS
MANDATORY, and possibly refers to the 'lane closed' symbol on overhead
gantries.

There's another large black sign just before it, and I don't think
I've ever seen anything at all on it - apart from some moving red
dots, which is either a screen saver or a subliminal message (calling
JG Ballard!).

--
Halmyre
From: jd on
On Aug 12, 2:13 pm, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
> I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
> hacked into the system [....]

Well, it's happened before...
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/Road_signs_warn_of_zombies