Ohio school safety officials are warning families and school districts about a dangerous driving activity known as “Beat the Sign,” after a serious crash in Medina County in which the at-fault driver reportedly kept a log of attempts to run stop signs, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
In its November 2026 social media bulletin, the Ohio School Safety Center warned about “Beat the Sign,” in which drivers intentionally disregard stop signs, the Akron Beacon Journal reported on Nov. 10. The activity is a competition to beat previous records for the number of intersections crossed without stopping, and it involves speeding, recording the attempts, and sharing videos through social media, according to the bulletin as reported by the Beacon Journal.
The warning is not theoretical. One Ohio school superintendent reported to the Ohio School Safety Center that the driver at fault in a serious crash in Medina County had a “Beat the Sign” log kept to record their attempts, the Beacon Journal reported. WAKR (93.5 FM / 1590 AM) reported the same account on Nov. 9: an Ohio school superintendent reported a serious crash in Medina involving an at-fault driver who allegedly kept a “Beat the Sign” log to track attempts, citing the safety center’s November bulletin…