Lime-Yellow

Lime-Yellow

Lemons are yellow. Grass is green. And fire engines are red. Or are they? In Mississippi, one city bought a lime-yellow fire engine. All twenty fire fighters said that lime-yellow would be the best color for a fire truck. They didn’t want red.

Lime-yellow is a bright color. It’s not yellow. It’s not green. It’s halfway in between. This color is brighter than red. It’s easier to see.

The fire fighters knew everybody would be able to see the lime-yellow truck. The truck would be able to go quickly and safely through the streets. Cars would see it and get out of the way in time.

This lime-yellow fire engine is the first of its kind. No one near it will miss seeing it. Would you jump if you saw a lime-yellow truck racing down your block?