Comments on: Flashes Stolen Car Warning (Nov, 1929)

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:34:54 +0000

Um, Toronto… If you had no idea what the issue was, how could you possibly know if the system is effective?

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:07:04 +0000

Maybe this idea should be re-visited because as I read this there is an annoying car alarm going off in front of my house, and frankly I don’t care if the car is being stolen. In fact I hope it is being stolen so I don’t have to hear it anymore.

By: Zak Lybrand

Zak Lybrand — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:10:24 +0000

@Charlene-

I think Mike was referring to car alarms. However, alarms on public transit, such as in your case, always seem to be taken with higher priority.

By: fred

fred — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:29:24 +0000

This technique was adopted after the “Honk If Your Stolen” campaign failed miserably

By: Toronto

Toronto — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:08:44 +0000

Taxis here have a yellow light on the back that flashes when the driver does something, and a bumper sticker instructs you to call 911 if you see it. I called one in several years ago – I have no idea what the issue (if any) was. Even if it was a ‘false alarm’, it was easy to do and seems to be effective.

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:09:54 +0000

“Hello, police? A bus said to call. What do I win?”

By: Charlene

Charlene — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29:49 +0000

They’re not always ignored. A few years back 911 in Calgary received over 80 calls from motorists reporting a transit bus flashing “CALL POLICE”. The driver had meant to choose “CITADEL EXPRESS” and had shut off his 2-way radio.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:06:56 +0000

They were going off on every street so people ignored them as they do today.

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:48:39 +0000

Shortly thereafter, the latest development in the war against the war against automobile theft was ductape.