The Lifesaving Warning Light

By Author: Sunil Punjabi
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What would you expect of a warning light? You want it to be telling you something and convey a sense of urgency. A weak very slow flashing light wouldn't give you the feeling that something was wrong, it would be too laid back. A rapidly flashing extremely bright light would however give you the idea that something is not just wrong but very wrong. With warning lights, you want to be aware of them well in advance of being caught up in an incident, accident or dangerous situation.

The most obvious place we see a warning light is on first response vehicles and this is where they are most vital. In the first response world, a warning light is used to give advance warning of a vehicles approach or that it is stationary ahead on the road. In both of those situations, the warning light is as vital as any of the life saving equipment or kit used by first response personnel. A side arm or baton may be crucial kit to a police officer and breathing apparatus and protective clothing will be essential to a fire fighter, but, the lights on their vehicles are just as if not more important.

The warning ...
... light on vehicles tends to be in the form of a lightbar with bright LED lights, although not exclusively LED. Many lightbars used on the first response vehicles are versatile and not only have different flash patterns but often traffic advisors and other lighting. With the combinations of lights and the high intensity of the light, the lightbars can certainly help first responders get to where they need to be with minimum fuss. The more highly visible the light the more likely road users are to see it and therefore act accordingly.

Other situations call for warning light of some kind, and with that I don't mean the kind of light you would get when a battery needs recharging or changing. Some home alarm systems will feature a warning light when they are activated. In workplaces, you will almost certainly see some kind of warning lights on alarm systems. Larger buildings need to get information to its occupants quickly and the easiest way to do that is with light and sound. In most cases where you have a warning light you will have an audible alarm also, with the dual warnings you can reach most people.

Warning lights for first response vehicles are crucial and there are many different suppliers and manufacturers of the lights. A warning light needs to grab our attention and not let go until we act in some way. Think of the first response lights on vehicles as our lifesavers, without them the vehicles wouldn't be seen so easily and we could easily be caught up in whatever incident or situation they are racing to. Don't ignore a warning light, pull over or at least slow your speed and check out the 'Move Over' law for your particular state to see what is expected of you when you see a flashing warning light on the road.

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