# Obscene Street Signs This Middle Finger Stop Sign Aims to Stop Lawbreakers By Harris Jay Rosenberg Alterman | Published 2012-01-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/middle-finger-stop-sign References: [adrants](http://www.adrants.com/2012/01/stop-sign-gives-finger-to-those-who.php) & [yr](http://www.yr.com/) The Middle Finger Stop Sign expresses what many people feel when another driver blows through the intersection going 60mph. Before yelling “up yours” in a timely fashion, take a look at this stop sign, as it will encompass your emotions without resorting to [road rage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-protests). This [profane street sign campaign](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thoughts-prayers-toilet-paper) was created by Shalmor Avnon Amichay at Y&R in Tel Aviv, and aims to reduce the number of morons who run through stop signs. If this project is a success, hopefully they will place these signs all over the world and be rid of road-rage jerks for a very long time. For those looking to yell at others for bad driving, check out the Middle Finger Stop Sign for a more quiet form of expression. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Profane Street Signs:** Urban areas will witness the trend of profane street signs as they seek to shame drivers who break traffic laws. - **Humorous Traffic Safety Campaigns:** Brands can create humorous traffic safety campaigns like the Middle Finger Stop Sign that tickles the funny bone of drivers while educating them. - **Emotionally Intelligent Road Signage:** As emotional intelligence gains importance in our society, innovations in emotionally intelligent signages will grow in popularity and demand. ### Who This Affects Most - **Advertising:** Advertising firms could use creative ways to warn drivers against violating traffic laws. - **Smart Transportation:** Smart transportation can incorporate emotional intelligence to create more effective and humorous traffic safety campaigns like the Middle Finger Stop Sign. - **Urban Planning:** Urban planning will benefit from emotionally intelligent signage that creates a safer and more conscious driving experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Humorous Profanity Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuck-this-candle.md) - [Traffic Light-Inspired Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/traffic-light-bench.md) - [Pedestrian-Detecting Crosswalks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-pedestrian-crosswalk.md) - [Cheeky Family-Friendly Swearing Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youll-swear-by-them.md) - [Defiance-Inspired Disease Awareness Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-finger-for-hope.md) - [Gesture-Controlled Turn Signal Armbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flasher-armbands.md) - [Character-Like Roadway Bollards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/safety-bollard.md) - [Cheeky Inaccurate Language Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-of-wonky-english.md) - [AI-Powered Signage Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parky-ai.md)