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	Sig Alert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SigAlerts originated in 1955 with the Los Angeles Police Department.
		By the early 1950s, the rapidly growing number of automobiles in Los Angeles had greatly increased the frequency and severity of traffic accidents and jams.
		The LAPD's chief, William H. Parker, was interested though skeptical, warning the inventor, "We're going to name this damn thing Sigalert." More practically, he refused to use it unless the receivers were made available to all LA radio stations -- it could not be a KMPC monopoly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sigalert (614 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Automobiles (The Sig Files)
		The word SigAlert eventually became a common and familiar term to Southland drivers, even though few of them were aware of its origins or knew what criteria triggered such an alert.
		Ironically, the initial SigAlert — issued as a plea for emergency medical assistance — drew such a heavy response that all the medical personnel rushing to the scene caused an even greater traffic jam than the train derailment itself.
		SigAlerts are restricted to traffic incidents these days, but in the beginning they were issued about all manner of items of concern: rabid dogs, a dam about to burst, gas leaks, and even an appeal on behalf of a druggist who had made a potentially deadly error in filling one customer's prescription.
	www.snopes.com /autos/hazards/sigalert.asp (1177 words)

	What is a Sigalert? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		That the Sigalert was the brainchild of a broadcast pioneer named Loyd C. Sigmon.
		In fact, the Sigalert, like so many things in Southern California, began as a bid for attention in 1955, when Sigmon was partners with singing cowboy Gene Autry in Golden West Broadcasting.
		The official Highway Patrol definition of a Sigalert is any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road construction, which is planned separately.
	www.broadcasting101.ws /sigalert.htm (675 words)

	Radio Ink - The Voice of Radio Revolution
		Loyd Sigmon, who invented the SigAlert traffic warning as a way to boost the audience for his radio station half a century ago, has died.
		A SigAlert, issued when one or more lanes will be blocked for at least half an hour, originally warned of other dangers.
		Sigmon was born in 1909, and at age 14 got his ham radio license and first broadcast his nickname, Sig, on the airwaves.
	www.radioink.com /HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=122708&pt=todaysnews (235 words)

	"This is a SigAlert Message"
		This is a Sigalert message regarding the Highland Park area.
		When L.A.P.D changed their dispatch frequencies to the VHF band in 1965, the SigAlert transmitters and receivers were changed as well.
		As recently as 1998, when the California Department of Transportation and the CHP opened their state-of-the-art Freeway Traffic Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sigmon attended as their special Guest of Honor.
	harrymarnell.com /sigalert.htm (1309 words)

	ARRLWeb: "SigAlert" developer Loyd C. Sigmon, ex-W6LQ, SK
		Activated by the dispatcher, the SigAlert transmission--accompanied by a special receiver-activation tone--would notify stations via a red light or a buzzer.
		The first such SigAlert, broadcast in 1955, urged medical personnel to respond to an LA train derailment--reportedly causing a traffic jam when so many doctors and nurses showed up to help.
		CalTrans says SigAlerts today are limited to any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for at least 30 minutes.
	www.arrl.org /news/stories/2004/06/11/9 (364 words)

	Franklin Avenue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Traffic-obsessed Angelenos have learned to curse the ubiquitous SigAlert, which the CHP describes as "any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road construction, which is planned separately."
		Sigmon first came up with the idea in 1955, building a contraption that would allow the LAPD to use a special frequency to alert radio stations of a traffic emergency.
		It had the unintended effect of CAUSING a traffic jam, as the message was sent out requesting any available doctors and nurses to respond to a train derailment outside L.A.'s Union Station.
	franklinavenue.blogspot.com /2004/06/man-behind-sigalert.html (361 words)

	Creator of 'SigAlert' dies at 95 - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Today, a SigAlert is issued only when one or more lanes of traffic are blocked for at least a half hour, but the phrase became so well known it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary a few years ago.
		He devised his traffic alert system in 1955, while he was a co-owner of radio station KMPC-AM and looking to boost its audience.
		"Five decades later, the SigAlert tops everybody's list as one of the most distinctive aspects of L.A.'s car culture," said Matthew Roth, founding curator of the Petersen Automotive Museum and historian for the Automobile Club of Southern California.
	washingtontimes.com /upi-breaking/20040605-081420-9411r.htm (179 words)

	brandonspeaks.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Those of you who live in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas may have wondered where we got the name SigAlert.
		For those of you in other parts of the state, country, or world, a SigAlert is what we call an announcement by the California Highway Patrol when traffic is particularly bad on a particular stretch of the freeway.
		Now, for you trivia buffs out there, SigAlerts are affectionately named after Loyd C. Sigmon who, in 1955, invented a device that allowed the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department to notify his radio station of any traffic alerts so he would have a competitive advantage over other local radio stations.
	www.brandonspeaks.com /blog/View.aspx?BlogID=39 (121 words)

	CADWEB SIG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		*SIGALERT ISSUED FOR 30 MIN, LOG 287, EB 91 AT VALLEY VIEW #2 LANE OF OFFRAMP,DUE TO STALLED TRUCK^
		SIGALERT ISSUED FOR THIRTY MINUTES, LOG 189, WB 91 CONNECTOR TO NB 57 CLOSED DUE TO VEH COLLISION AND CAR FIRE^
		SIGALERT ISSUED--WB I210 JWO LA TUNA CANYON RD--#2,3,4 LANES CLOSED, UNKNOWN DURATION, DUE TO BRUSH FIRE--LOG #2110
	cad.chp.ca.gov /sig.asp (132 words)

	ASU Art Museum
		In Southern California, a Sigalert is a radio announcement sent out by the California
		a receiver that had "Sigalert" stamped on its side.
		More detailed information regarding Loyd 'Sig' Sigmon and the development of the Sigalert can be found in the curator's essay of the exhibition Netalogue.
	herbergercollege.asu.edu /museum/sig-alert/definition.htm (99 words)

	KnowTraffic.COM: Know on the go, Los Angeles traffic alerts on your cellphone. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Have all the power of these traffic reports at your fingertips on your cellular phone.
		SIGALERT: Media Info -- LA COUNTY, Southern Division
		SIGALERT: Media Information -- OCCC, Orange County Comm Center
	www.knowtraffic.com /los_angeles_traffic.php (72 words)

	Delta Sigma Pi
		Familiar to all of us who live and drive in Los Angeles, the Sigalert is a beacon alerting us to traffic congestion caused by an accident or unexpected delay.
		On the commute home, the Sigalert lets us know how to get from Point A to Point B in the shortest timeframe possible.
		The Deltasiglaert - our monthly e-mail newsletter - is designed with the same in mind - to alert you to what's new with the LA Alumni Chapter!
	www.geocities.com /deltasigalert (743 words)

	sigalert.com \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I can't give you the URL, but the guy who own(ed) LiveJournal was writing a program to parse the image and build up traffic stats :) SigAlert's map came in very handy when I was in L.A. Unfortunately the 101 is always slow on the Hollywood section.
		In this case the "SigAlerts" just don't help.
		Good find (I'm pleasantly surprised nobody's complained "CalFilter" yet...), but there's nothing at sigalert.com that explains the origin of the term "sigalert".
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/40384 (1600 words)

	hiptop.com :: View topic - Websites that won't work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		These alerts help me in my trip planning by being better able to estmate when I should more accurately arrive to work/home.
		At the current time, the sigalert site is "beta" = freebie access/alerts.
		As an alternative, you can configure your sigalert's to be forwarded as a email message instead of browsing to URL site.
	www.hiptop.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=342&highlight=java (1297 words)

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