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Are you texting while you're driving on the freeway? Be sure to watch the new Amber Alert programming.
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The Future of Freeway Communication
Report Drunk Drivers, On Sale Now
The first time I saw a freeway message sign was on the 5 near Katella in Anaheim. CalTrans had just installed the variable ambered-bulbed overhead billboard and was running a test, so the entire grid of the sign was lit — no message, just a matrix of amber. It nearly stopped freeway traffic. Motorists were so mesmerized by the simple dot matrix pattern, they slowed to a near standstill.
Lately, Cal Trans has used these freeway boards for posting the commandment, “Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911.”
I once reported a drunk driver. He was in heavy stop and go traffic on the East LA interchange — cutting from lane to lane, slamming on his brakes, and brandishing a bottle of unidentifiable liquor in a brown paper bag from which — when the spirit moved him — he took a long draw. Let’s just call him the complete drun...
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