Bay State officials are hitting the gas on a PSA campaign that warns movers driving trucks to avoid Storrow Drive and other low-clearance roads, as college students return to town.

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has put out a series of social media videos ahead of the busiest moving days of the year.

Every Sept. 1 and throughout the year, U-Haul trucks crash into the low-clearance bridges along Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive, and Soldiers Field Road. Officials are trying to get the word out about steering clear of these roads if people are driving moving trucks this week.

Mass DCR put out a parody video of a horror movie preview, rated S for “Seriously, look for the signs and don’t get Storrowed! There’s so, so many signs… Please follow them!”

“They ignored the signs, and they got… STORROWED!” the narrator in the video says, as the driver is heard screaming. “New arrivals to Boston, driving moving trucks under low-clearance bridges, and they paid the price… STORROWED! Seriously, there’s like 100 signs.”

The state agency also posted a meme of a confused John Travolta from the movie Pulp Fiction, with the caption, “Me wondering how people keep getting Storrowed.”

“Your moving truck won’t fit, so don’t try to drive on any one of them!” DCR posted. “Watch for the signs and find an alternate route!”

Avoid the ! Keep your move in day a thriller, not a horror! Don’t take oversized vehicles like box trucks on the low-clearance Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field Road, or Memorial Drive when moving to the Boston area! Watch for the many warning signs & heed their advice! pic.twitter.com/Gr8T75ayWY

— MassDCR (@MassDCR) August 23, 2024

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Waze, Google Maps, and Apple Maps don’t alert truck drivers to avoid Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field Road, and Memorial Drive. But there are apps that tell truck drivers which roads to dodge, including TruckMap and Hammer.

“So check the side of your truck for its measurements, they’re almost always on there, and then punch them into one of these apps before you leave,” DCR digital strategist Ryan Hutton says in a video.

“Please just be careful and watch for the signs,” he adds. “We put like 100 of them up. The heights of everything are labeled. Check it out, please. Enjoy your time in Boston.”

The city is also reminding people of the truck restrictions.

“Make good choices, Boston, don’t get Storrowed!” the city posted. “The height limit on Storrow Drive is 10 feet. Trucks — including moving trucks — are NOT allowed to travel on Storrow through the City of Boston.”