“Obey the sign or pay the fine”
"Obey the sign or pay the fine" is an anti-speeding campaign that has been shown on many images. Newspapers.com14 December 1991, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, "Letters from the…
“Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear” (safety warning)
"Objects in mirror are closer than they appear" is what is written on the right-side window of a vehicle. This is a safety warning to prevent accidents before people make wrong decisions…
“OCD—Obsessive Cycling Disorder”
"OCD -- Obsessive Cycling Disorder" -- a cycling pun on "obsessive–compulsive disorder" -- has been printed on many images. "Uncle Gigs.....suffering from OCD (Obsessive…
“Of course, I can’t afford a voice activated car. It goes without saying”
"It goes without saying" is an expression that means something is understood without being expressly stated in words. "It goes without saying" has nothing to do with…
“Officer, why are you crying while writing me a ticket?”/“It’s a moving violation.”
Are moving violations emotionally moving? A joke has been cited in print since at least 1999: MOTORIST: Why are you crying after giving me that ticket? POLICEMAN: It was a moving violation. Google…
“On a New York City subway you get fined for spitting, but you can throw up for nothing”
"On a New York City subway you get fined for spitting, but you can throw up for nothing" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Strange thing about the subways in…
“On a slow boat to China” (a long transport)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: (I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China"On A Slow Boat to China" is a popular song by Frank Loesser, published in 1948. The song is a…
“One minute, you’re young and fun. And the next, you’re turning down the car stereo to see better”
"One minute, you're young and fun. And the next, you're turning down the stereo in your car to see better" is a jocular saying about aging and driving that has been printed on…
“One time a windshield wiper will work properly is when it’s holding a parking ticket”
Parking tickets are usually placed under a windshield wiper. "We're going to have to get rid of that windshield wiper on the car. I found another parking ticket in it today" was a…
“Pack your patience”
"Pack your patience" is standard advice given to travelers. "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR -- Pack your patience and prepare to queue up" was cited in print in 1964. The saying has…
“Passenger with autism on board” (vehicle sign)
"Adult/Child/Children/Occupant/Passenger/Person/Teen with autism on board" printed on many images. The sign warns that this occupant may not be able to respond in an emergency. This is a…
“Passenger: Will this bus take me to New York?” (joke)
"New York" can mean either the city or the state. A transportation joke is: Passenger: Will this bus take me to New York?Driver: Which part?Passenger: All of me, of course! The joke has…
“People who drive like hell are bound to get there”
An advertisement for La Palina cigars in the Detroit (MI) Free Press (and other newspapers) on October 26, 1947: "Old Cfiief Smokum Say: 'Fellow who drive like hell bound to get there…
“People who drive without music are actually psychopaths”
"People who drive without music are actually psychopaths" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Some people cannot image how others can drive a vehicle without listening to…
“People who drive without music are psychopaths”
"People who drive without music are actually psychopaths" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Some people cannot image how others can drive a vehicle without listening to…
“People who let the seat belt noise go off the whole ride don’t be right all the way mentally”
"People who let the seat belt noise go off the whole ride don't be right all the way mentally" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Mfs who let the seat belt noise…
“People who stay in the car to listen to music a little bit longer are my kind of people”
"Sometimes you just have to sit in the car and let the song finish" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "People who stay in the car to listen to music a little bit…
“Person with autism on board” (vehicle sign)
"Adult/Child/Children/Occupant/Passenger/Person/Teen with autism on board" printed on many images. The sign warns that this occupant may not be able to respond in an emergency. This is a…
“Pigs can fly…They just gotta pay for two seats”
"When pigs fly" is an old saying about an impossibility and a time that never comes. There is a joke: "Pigs can fly... They just gotta pay for two seats." "Pigs CAN fly.…
“Please do not smile at strangers” (subway sign)
"Please do not smile at strangers" is a New York City subway sign that has been printed on many images. The sign was installed by art students in February 2011 in Manhattan at the 14th…