Steve Forbes Has Message For Buttigieg

The Federal Highway Administration has seen fit to order New Jersey to cease putting up sassy messages on its 215 statewide message boards.

Among the state’s snarky admonitions:

“Get your head out of your apps”

“Hold on to your butts/help prevent forest fires”

Several other states are doing the same and will soon be in Washington’s crosshairs.

Why? As a Delaware transportation official put it: “You can only say ‘Buckle up’; ‘Don’t drink’; and ‘Slow down in work zones’ so many times.” With a different approach, the message will be remembered and talked about.

The message of this episode of What’s Ahead to the Federal Highway Administration is clear: Butt out.