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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 02:35 AM
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Added some Emerg lights for when it is really foggy and dangerous to pull over, spend a lot of time on back woods roads.


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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 03:24 AM
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Careful where you use those. In most States/Provinces, flashing amber lights are restricted to certain vehicles that do certain work.
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 03:27 AM
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Yup I know only red and blue are restricted here.
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 03:53 AM
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Yup I know only red and blue are restricted here.
You're lucky, because here in BC they're heavily restricted to all but a few vehicles! I can run them on my dump truck when working highway projects, and tow trucks, snow plows, flagger/construction vehicles, etc, can also run them when working, but no civilian vehicles can run them. In fact, if you have them installed, I think they have to be covered up if running on a public roadway!

There are reasons for this restriction: Flashing ambers lower the actual legal speed limits permissible here now, so you are in effect creating traffic "control" when you flip the switch (at least in theory)! It's something that's restricted here, and for good reason!

If I have to do a U-Turn in the middle of highway 1, for a construction project, I will most likely turn on my beacons, and that's to warn the motoring public to watch out, since there's now a large commercial vehicle pulling funky moves on a high speed roadway!






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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 07:26 AM
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The only thing you are going to accomplish with those is endanger other people.
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 08:31 AM
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With all due respect, what do you hope to accomplish with those except to distract other drivers?
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 11:39 AM
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You would also be wise to get rid of that fast single-flash pattern. More and more studies in the emergency vehicle world are pointing to large lights and slow flash patterns as being optimal. Anyone approaching you from the rear, at night, will be dazzled when it goes to that rapid single-flash.
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 11:56 AM
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Agreed, if you are doing them fast like a plow then you expect the vehicle to be moving. Construction uses slower patterns as they are usually stopped or moving slowly. Also as someone who can legally have red lights on his truck, a word of advise, don't go "whacker" with them. Just have what you need.


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You would also be wise to get rid of that fast single-flash pattern. More and more studies in the emergency vehicle world are pointing to large lights and slow flash patterns as being optimal. Anyone approaching you from the rear, at night, will be dazzled when it goes to that rapid single-flash.
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by caperj
Added some Emerg lights for when it is really foggy and dangerous to pull over, spend a lot of time on back woods roads.
I would carefully read Division 4 of the Alberta Traffic Safety Act - Vehicle Equipment Regulation before I added any flashing lights.
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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by caperj
Added some Emerg lights for when it is really foggy and dangerous to pull over, spend a lot of time on back woods roads...
just check your area for tow truck driver injuries or deaths..
and they have amber blinky lights...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AfLRXztMUk
glad your looking out for your own safety... all other drivers dont... from the comments already

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