Police Light Confusion - Is it Smart to Keep 'em On All The Time?
I just came across a great article written about police cars in Washington DC having a white light (not sure if this is a strobe, LED or halogen light) that is always turned on. The purpose is to allow citizens to find police easily at a time of need. The problem is the inconsistency. According to this article, only some police cars were using the white light (and others actually kept their full red/blue lightbars on, even when there is no emergency).
I like the idea of police cars being visible. I feel that the purpose of uniformed officers is to deter crime rather then catch the crime in the act. The other purpose is to be there when people need help.
Maybe a simple single flash of two lights in the front and back of the lightbar (with the primary response colors, but low key) would do the job.
For all those interested, heres the article: http://www.nowpublic.com/lights_camera_confusion_washington_dcs_
police_lights_problem
Labels: police news
posted by hkessler @ 12:13 AM
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The main reason for inconsistancy is mostly due to the fact that not all DC police cars have the same lightbars. Most of the cars use split level lighting... similar to the FedSig Streethawk lightbars that have rotating halogen for primary lighting and secondary flashing. Some newer cars don't have these secondary lights, therefore and fuly lit lightbar.
For people not from the area, this can be very confusing and I have seen some very stressed motorists pulling out of the way and getting themselves in some uncomfortable situation trying to get back into traffic.
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