As a brutal winter storm continues to grip much of the eastern United States, Kentucky authorities are trying something different to keep drivers safe: using humor sharp enough to cut through the ice.
With freezing temperatures lingering, snowfall only gradually easing, and at least 20 deaths nationwide linked to the storm, officials across the region have urged people to stay home. Schools remain closed in many areas, travel has been severely disrupted, and hundreds of thousands have dealt with power outages. While Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says the worst of the storm system has largely moved on from the state, he cautioned residents that “we are not in the clear yet,” as a deep freeze continues to threaten much of the country.
Enter the Louisville Metro Police Department, which decided that if drivers were going to risk it anyway, they might as well be reminded that physics still applies…