By Tim Binnall
A hacked road sign in a Washington city caused drivers to do a double-take due to its very weird warning that there were "angry raccoons ahead." According to a local media report, the odd caution was spotted by motorists during Wednesday morning's commute in the city of Spokane. Since the community had not been overrun by mad trash pandas, it was quickly determined that the warning was the work of an enterprising individual who managed to change the sign's message by gaining access to its keyboard thanks to an unsecured lock.
The co-owner of the company that supplied the signs to the city, Andy Biggs, marveled that "that's the first time that's happened that I can remember. He also expressed relief that the message was clever rather than crude, musing that "we are fortunate that it wasn’t rated R." To that end, residents in the area were largely amused by the angry raccoon warning with some posing for pictures with the sign before it was eventually removed after a few hours.