More lies from the Safety Dept. on using your 4 ways.

4 ways to me mean:caution..
Pay attention..situation is changing.

 

If we are complaining about loghts, let's not forget about the new LED lights on ambulances. Yes it's nice others see you when you stop, but there really isn't a need to output the same brightness as the sun and blind everyone behind you everytime you slow down.

Yes I know, not the EMT's fault, but still......

 

We deliver to a couple of emergency vehicle upfitters and wondered if those led lights, brake and turn signal, were available to the public.

 

What??
No.
The rear slow mover needs to jump into 60+ mile/hour traffic doing 25 after being stuck behind the slow movers, and all lanes are now with flashers on.

 

Yes, and I one that doesn't like that. When I am following a truck and I see brake lights, I am looking for the reason why. Just controlling speed on a mild grade does not warrant brake lights in my mind, right or wrong.

 

I use flashers more often these days for the simple fact that nobody is paying attention anymore and have their heads hanging looking at the phone. Just another thing I can tell the officer if I get rear ended. I did everything I could to warn the people I was moving slow.

 

Schneider is putting a strobe on the newer trailers that flashes amber for a few seconds when the brake lights come on and then it turns solid red. It’s not nearly as annoying as the ones I’ve seen that have constant strobes.