Altered Road Construction Signs Warn of Austin Zombie Invasion

by Scott Beale on January 29, 2009 · 1 comment

Caution Zombies Ahead!

Recently ADDCO electronic road construction signs in Austin were altered to warn rush hour drivers of an impending zombie invasion. No Fear of the Future has the full story.

Dustin Coates shot video of an altered sign showing the zombie warnings it displayed.

ADDCO

I-Hacked shows how easy it is to alter a ADDCO portable sign.

Move Coverage:

- Austinist

- The Austin American-Statesman

- KXAN

Thanks to Lori Dorn for the tip!

photos by Chris Nakashima-Brown & I-Hacked

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1 Andy Purviance February 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm

Austin, or Austen? As in Jane Austen’s lesser known “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,7847

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