another lighting question

[Abbruzzese651]

i stop at alot of accidents and offer assistance in my own POV. i happen to do it alot on the highways(87 and 90 mainly). i kinda get antsy about getting hit. would i need a blue light card to have them on my vehicle if i'm not using them to respond to my department?

[nmfire]

You won't get one for that. Don't waste anymore time thinking about it. There are far more important things to worry about than the color of a blinking light.

[spackmann]

Its more of a technicality

You won't get one for that. Don't waste anymore time thinking about it. There are far more important things to worry about than the color of a blinking light.

Safety is the uptmost importance - both yours and the ppl you are stopping to help out.

Having a blue light card is more of a technicality, and you are supposed to have one just for running your blue light in your department - irregardless of whether or not you are running it outside of district.

I agree with nmfire, technicalities be damned when safety is on the line. I would also suggest supplementing your blue with other warning devices - one blue tear drop doesn't exactly scream "watch out for me i'm parked on the side of the road".

Regards,

Richard M. Spackmann
Fire Commissioner
Greenfield Fire District
http://www.RichardSpackmann.com

[Abbruzzese651]

i was looking at getting the mini phantom from galls in blue for the front and blue or blue/white for the rear window.

[professorduck]

i was looking at getting the mini phantom from galls in blue for the front and blue or blue/white for the rear window.

In NY only emergency vehicles can run white. Not sure about your area but technically you can only have 1 light. I know having a dash light (I have one too) isn't 360 degrees and would love to run one in the rear as well but don't want to run the risk of a Trooper being annoyed by it. Locals wouldn't say anything. But I travel a lot and its such a pain to take it down.

Run Amber in the rear it adds to your safety.

White tends to blind drivers behind you.

[Abbruzzese651]

aite...i'm thinkin blue rear facing wouldnt be so bad...the mini phantom is suction cup mounted so i dont think it would be that big of a pain to take off when not in use...maybe if i could do blue/amber...