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Botched NC Traffic Alert Warns Of ‘Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care’
cbslocal ^ | Nov 7, 2013 | N/A

Posted on 11/07/2013 6:05:57 PM PST by Jet Jaguar

Raleigh, N.C. (CBS CHARLOTTE) – The North Carolina Department of Transportation sent out a traffic alert, warning people of female drivers, rain and Obamacare.

The North Carolina DOT sends out routine alerts to drivers about accidents and road work using email and Twitter messages.

On Wednesday, the NCDOT sent out an alert which reads: “A High severity incident has been Added for I-40 Eastbound in Wake County in Raleigh,” before going on to list the incident as “Vehicle Accident: Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care.”

The message then advised drivers: “Stay Home.”

WTKR NewsChannel 3 reached out to the NCDOT officials who said the erroneous message occurred due to a botched test of the system. According to the transportation officials, the systems were being analyzed at the time of the incident and messages were only supposed to be sent internally. The IT contractor reportedly did not follow protocol, and the alerts were sent to the public mistakenly.

“The individual violated procedures by failing to turn off the external feed while testing and for the inappropriate test message content. The contractor was let go immediately for this action,” DOT officials said in a statement.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Humor; Local News
KEYWORDS: napl; obamacare; stayhome
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1 posted on 11/07/2013 6:05:57 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Slings and Arrows

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2 posted on 11/07/2013 6:06:16 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Botched? Not!


3 posted on 11/07/2013 6:06:48 PM PST by CelesteChristi
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To: Jet Jaguar

So where will Goober Pyle find work now?


4 posted on 11/07/2013 6:08:14 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There's no salvation in politics.)
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To: Jet Jaguar
A Prophet is never honored in his own country.




"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

5 posted on 11/07/2013 6:09:20 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Stone the crows! FINALLY. An honest news report!


6 posted on 11/07/2013 6:10:44 PM PST by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
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To: All

not sure about rain but the other two pose a significant problem.


7 posted on 11/07/2013 6:10:53 PM PST by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

With some basic precautions one can drive quite safely in the rain.


8 posted on 11/07/2013 6:12:37 PM PST by NittanyLion
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To: Jet Jaguar

Awesome!


9 posted on 11/07/2013 6:13:57 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Jet Jaguar
The contractor was let go immediately for this action...

Aww - that is a shame. No harm done - just providing a few chuckles to the public and he gets canned. A lot of thin-skinned folks out there.

10 posted on 11/07/2013 6:15:25 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: El Cid

I know…it’s probably the first time in history people were laughing WITH A government agency and not AT it…..and the dude gets canned.


11 posted on 11/07/2013 6:21:47 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright (Tokyo Rove is more than a name, it's a GREAT WEBSITE)
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To: Jet Jaguar
given the current STATE of the website.... KUDOS to the "operator"




12 posted on 11/07/2013 6:28:01 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
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To: El Cid
Aww - that is a shame. No harm done - just providing a few chuckles to the public and he gets canned. A lot of thin-skinned folks out there.
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Agreed. I did more than just chuckle when reading this story. It is no longer ok to have any sense of humor in this country. That is depressing.
13 posted on 11/07/2013 6:28:23 PM PST by mrsloungitude ( USMC Mom)
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To: Jet Jaguar

is there a problem? :)


14 posted on 11/07/2013 6:28:35 PM PST by armydawg505
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To: Jet Jaguar

15 posted on 11/07/2013 6:32:45 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: El Cid

Do you not remember the Rodeo clown? We must not insult El Douche or his precious socialist programs.


16 posted on 11/07/2013 6:41:54 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: Jet Jaguar

Note to Self:

When you QA your work, make damn good and sure YOU ARE USING A DUMMY DATABASE!!!

How do I know?

I’ve mistaken a Live Feed for a Test Feed.

Shhh happens! And then things get ugly.


17 posted on 11/07/2013 6:49:15 PM PST by ConradofMontferrat ( According to mudslimz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
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To: El Cid

Statists have no sense of humor;actually they have no sense.


18 posted on 11/07/2013 6:59:57 PM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: Utilizer

Stone the Crows - Stone the Crows (full album)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jo2stCPzds


19 posted on 11/07/2013 7:00:21 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Botched? Sounds like good advice to me


20 posted on 11/07/2013 7:03:18 PM PST by Figment
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