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PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has officially opened its annual contest for clever highway safety messages , with the winning slogans to be featured on electronic signs across the state.

This is the ninth year for the contest.

What they're saying:

ADOT officials said the messages are intended to promote safety on the road. Last year, one of the winning messages was "Drive with care — life has no spare," submitted by Doreen Charles-Brock of Casa Grande.

"It was my sister's idea. She saw the ad on TV, and she said, 'You should enter the contest,'" Charles-Brock said.

She decided to use a family saying she learned from her mother when she started driving. "I think it's very true that, you know, life doesn't have a spare. And when you're out the

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