Fake "Speed Enforced By Drones" Signs On California Freeways

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @07:00AM from the we-only-track-all-your-movements dept.

NF6X writes "CBS station KPIX reports that somebody has been installing counterfeit traffic signs on California bay area freeways, warning motorists of drone-based speed enforcement. They are professionally-made reflective metal signs of comparable style and quality to official traffic signs, and in some cases are even mounted with tamper-resistant hardware. The signs show the familiar silhouette of an MQ-1 Predator drone launching a weapon. According to KPIX, California Highway Patrol denies that they operate any drones, and states that the signs are fake."

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Re:"FAKE" by Mashiki · 2013-07-24 08:10 · Score: 4, Interesting

The real question is who is behind this?
Well it's California, so it could be anything from people who support the idea, to people who don't support the idea. To environmentalists who want to scare people into slowing down, to the other end of the spectrum of people who just want traffic to move slower.
My bet rests with someone inside the DOT who knows someone at a plant that turns out the signs. And got them to do up a bunch.

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