As I drove to work this morning, the marquee-light-board sign on the side of the road (which sometimes mentions accidents or road work) said
CALL CHP
WHT FORD BRONCO
LICENSE xxxxxxxx
My first thought was that "amber" referred to a terrorism Threat Condition, which was unsettling. When I got to work, though, I googled "amber alert" and it appears to be a kidnapping response system. Yikes.
After I saw the sign, I couldn't help noticing (and checking) every white SUV I saw. I wonder if accident rates go up while alerts are in progress, because of all the people craning their necks around, reading each others' license plates.
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By the way, the kidnapping in question ended when police killed the perpetrator. It's the top story on CNN right now.
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Because 95% of all people driving in their cars listen to the radio, this is an extremely effective way of providing descriptions of the child, the kidnapper, vehicles or accomplices.
95% of drivers? Seriously? That can't be right...