Quite often when people have not yet shown an overwhelming interest in something, the government will provide a little push to get them started. For example, to get a program rolling, the government buys a million emergency hybrid response vehicles. Now, every city in America gets to participate in the experiment. Next, the manufacturer generates a promotional campaign based on their product and a strong concern for safety. Where better to present this than to the huge post 911 forum of emergency responders? With a little luck this campaign takes on homeland security proportions and becomes a great success. Its all about putting the idea out in the public eye.
The term emergency hybrid response vehicle is already a hodgepodge. You can bet that to the corporate geniuses who put the buzz words together, they are worth billions of dollars, but what do they really mean? Webster says Hybrid means an offspring of genetically different parents fair enough. That explains the strangeness of terminology. Of course, to respond to something is to take appropriate action, the point being just that a response rather than knee-jerk reaction.
Emergency responders have a hundred...