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"An electronic message board used to warn motorists of roadworks and traffic delays was hijacked to read &amp;quot;Warning, Zombies Ahead!&amp;quot;. The sign on Auburn Street in Portland, Maine - which previously read &amp;quot;Night work 8pm-6am. Expect delays&amp;quot; - was altered on Wednesday (October 10), reports the Maine Sunday Telegram.  It is not the first time horror fans have used transport technology to warn of undead attacks. In 2009, a road in Austin, Texas carried a similar message, and the text has also appeared on signs in Washington, Illinois and New York. According to the Telegram, the pixel-lit signs are relatively simple to program, though the controls are usually locked and password protected. Portland&amp;#039;s acting Police Chief Vern Malloch admitted he didn&amp;#039;t know whether the local department was trying to track down the sign hijacker.  &amp;quot;On a serious note, when we pay too much attention to these kinds of things, it just encourages more behavior like this,&amp;quot; he said.  &amp;quot;While everyone would agree it was humorous, there are certainly instances when it could have put people at risk.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re not a toy,&amp;quot; said Portland city spokeswoman Nicole Clegg of the signs. &amp;quot;I now have to talk to a New York radio station about why we shouldn&amp;#039;t be alerting the public to zombies.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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