The Union Leader's Drew Cline points to this dumb regulation in New Hampshire, making it the first blog post about the Granite State in our Dumb Laws blog. Excerpt:

The City of Concord allows businesses to have electronic sign displays, but only if the electronic message displays nothing more than the date, time and temperature. Why this makes sense to anyone is a subject worthy of scientific study. How is a driver less distracted by the lit-up words, “10:30, April 24,” than by the words “$9.99 dinner specials”? Does the city think drivers will get too distracted by the thought of tasty, inexpensive meals or cheap dry cleaning that they’ll cause accidents?