Even days, Odd days

When I took a taxi to see my othodontist today, I was given a survey by the taxi driving on how the recent decision of vehicle control try-out would affect my normal day. Oplympic organization has convinced the Beijing Traffic Control Police Department to agree on a test, from 8/17 till 8/20, on odd days, only the cars with license ending with an odd numbers are allowed to get on the street, and same with the even days, only the cars with license ending with an even numbers are allowed to get on the street. This is a test to see if this will help reduce traffic jam and improve the air quality during these days. This one of the alternative solutions including having everyone taking a long vacation. Violators will be fined up to RMB1000. I guess if you really need the car to go somewhere, say your baby is about to be born, then you could be execused. How about those funky license plates, such as one that reads "Hi Dude!"? Oh I forgot, they don't really exist in China. :-)