pov emergency light placement

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2boss4 said:
i have a pov with a couple blue lights and i sometimes see cops or other vehicles with the light placed in the upper right side of the windshield rather than centered or to the left (which would make more sense to me so the car ur passing can more easily see it). any explination would appreciated. thanx
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I'll bite.
Putting a light on the drivers side high interferes with vision both from the light, and flashback.

There are what are known as "zones" for emergency lighting. The roof, the immediate high area in the windsheid, the lower windsheild, the grille, and lower area.

You generally want to cover an upper zone such as the roof or upper windshield, and lower area to catch drivers attention. A simple light mounted high, and grille lights (2) are ample warning power to the front.

Now my disclaimer;
I am a career EMT (waiting on NREMTP so I can start working as Paramedic<_<), vol. FF, and I respond as a part of the Atlantic County EMS Task Force, so there are times that I could use lights to move traffic so I can get quickly, but safely, to my destination.

I also have helped install lights as well.

That being said, I have NO emergency lights in my POV at the moment.

I have my priorities, and lighting up my POV just aint one of them at the moment. :p
 
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hahahahah.
look guys, i knew i was asking a whacker question. lol. i couldnt help myself. it wasnt so much a question of how to use um, as it was a question of why people did it that way. trust me...im satisfied with my one light centered on the dash. i cant say i wasnt expecting some responses like the ones ive been getting. its all good
 
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Man, it's a 7 & 7 kind of night here can I still join the party? I'll bring enough to share.
 
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we're only up to two.....
 
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2boss4

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good thing i didnt ask about my light bar, sirens, and push bumper...
kidding guys, just kidding
 
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KEVD18 said:
my general rule of thumb is if i can read a paper through a pint of beer, i wont drink it(unless its free adn the only thing available).
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I'm mostly the opposite. I like colors, but dark ones just ain't it

page 3 for me.
 
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The best place for POV lights is in a box marked "Return to sender."
 
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JPINFV said:
Great minds think alike.
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:blush: Aw gee thanks.. Now when are they going to start selling wine in the little juice size boxes?
 
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BossyCow said:
Okay, I don't particularly like beer, but I'll open up a nice box of wine for me and airwaygoddess..... and instead of chips.. I'm opening up a big Costco bag of pistachios and putting out a bowl for shells.
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What kind of wine would that be? Gewertzaminer? Or maybe a Pinot Grigio? Or perhaps a Riesling?
 
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BossyCow said:
:blush: Aw gee thanks.. Now when are they going to start selling wine in the little juice size boxes?
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Buy it by the case at Costco, and takes up less space in the frig. Just put what you need on in there. Plus, if you put it in the freezer and forget you put it in there, the bottle won't explode (not that I've done that or anything.....).
 
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sixmaybemore said:
What kind of wine would that be? Gewertzaminer? Or maybe a Pinot Grigio? Or perhaps a Riesling?
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Box wine has to be a chardonnay or perhaps a pink wine, white zin?
 
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