vj wrote:

sorry - i couldn't find the right thread.

Celine:
go to this pictu
http://www.hnn.navy.mil/Archives/030...bs/firenew.jpg

look at the fire truck in the background.
Jamie looks at those trucks, and says "green"
I see that truck and say "yellow"

she got so frustrated, she called her uncle [the firefighter] and
asked "what color those fire trucks are painted" and he laughed and
said, "RED".

i admit, there are greenish tinges to the "neon yellow" they paint the
fire trucks in Sacramento, but the basic color is yellow.
the lines in the road? she sees "orange" and i see "yellow".


The official name of that color is Hi-vis (as in "high visability") Green.

Theoretically, Hi-vis Green is a better color for emergency equipment
because it's easier to see at dusk and at night. Reds turn to black in
low light conditions where this neon yellow-green does not.
Unfortunately, people still equate red with emergencies, and fail to get
out of the way of the green trucks.

Arondelle
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