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Another thing that bothers me personally with emergency vechicles at night are the very bright emergency lights (blue in Europe). Especially in situations wher
by andix 2y ago
Another thing that bothers me personally with emergency vechicles at night are the very bright emergency lights (blue in Europe).
Especially in situations where a lot of emergency vehicles are parked with the lights on outside city lights. It's often very disorientating and for me it reduces visibility of the surroundings when passing by. Those traffic situations require additional caution, because there could be people and debris on the road, but might reduce passing drivers abilities to properly see them.
It's probably also a problem for car safety systems.
Maybe the emergency lights and reflective strips got too good, to a point where they start causing harm. Emergency lights could easily adjust automatically to the ambient lighting conditions.
(Mazda/honda definitively need to get better, the data shows it's possible, not arguing with that fact)
- dtgriscom 2y agoEach morning I drive past a middle school as it starts its day, and there's a police car and officer guiding traffic. Sometimes the officer leaves the full flashing blue lights going, and it makes it really hard to see what's around it (e.g. the officer and/or students). Most of the time they leave it on non-flashing blue, which makes it a lot easier to see the environment.
- bigfatkitten 2y agoSome agencies have taken a smarter approach to this. Ambulances in the Australian Capital Territory use steady burn amber perimeter lights when stopped on roadsides. Makes the outline of the vehicle more conspicuous, tends not to encourage rubbernecking and doesn't dazzle people.