In NC, ignoring 'road closed' signs after a hurricane is now both foolish and illegal
RALEIGH — Driving around a “road closed” sign or barrier on a flooded or damaged highway may not only be foolish but starting in December it will also be illegal in North Carolina.Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill into law Monday that will make it a misdemeanor to drive on a damaged road that has been closed, or to remove or destroy a barrier meant to keep drivers away. The bill revised an existing law that made it illegal to drive on sections of road that are closed because they’re […]