Rob123
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Until this thread, I never heard of rumblers... no pun intended.
For the one or two others like me...
http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10466578
LED Lights on Ambulance?
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Until this thread, I never heard of rumblers... no pun intended.
For the one or two others like me...
http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10466578
pfmedic
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I think blue LED's are the most visible. but LED's as a whole are the way to go. bright as all get out.
guardian528
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i agree, and if i remember correctly it's true. i looked at a comparison of different colored LED's at some point and i think blue and white were the brightest colors. too bad blue is reserved for law enforcement in CA.
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All of the ambulances that my service runs has LED's instead of strobe/halogen lights. They are much brighter and people can see us so much better.
All of the ambulances that my service runs has LED's instead of strobe/halogen lights. They are much brighter and people can see us so much better.
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Sail195
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Both our new trucks are all LED and let me tell you it can be bright as heck out and you can see these things from a mile away!!
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Since this thread has been brought back again, I'll add my two cents...
At my private service, our new Chevy Vanbulances are mostly LED. We have an LED lightbar with 4 red corners, 2 red front, 2 white front. There are red bumper and fender lights. The primaries (side and rear lights) on the conversion top are LED red, white, and amber. They even took away the headlight flasher (wig-wag) and replaced it with two white LED modules next to the headlights.
The load and scene lights stayed halogen. The trucks are really visible, definitely brighter than our halogen units.
The one thing I suggest for all services is to keep headlight flashers if legal in your jurisdiction. They are one of the best devices we have in our toolbox for front facing warning power.
At my private service, our new Chevy Vanbulances are mostly LED. We have an LED lightbar with 4 red corners, 2 red front, 2 white front. There are red bumper and fender lights. The primaries (side and rear lights) on the conversion top are LED red, white, and amber. They even took away the headlight flasher (wig-wag) and replaced it with two white LED modules next to the headlights.
The load and scene lights stayed halogen. The trucks are really visible, definitely brighter than our halogen units.
The one thing I suggest for all services is to keep headlight flashers if legal in your jurisdiction. They are one of the best devices we have in our toolbox for front facing warning power.
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Our new Sprinters are all LED, both in all outside lights and in the dome lights in the back. You can see these trucks from a mile away, and there's nothing more painful than having a Sprinter in front of you when someone opens the back doors and the load lights spring to life at midnight.
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P.S. Sprinter mods make me cry.
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This whole thread seems so quaint now...
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Another code save...
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Yes they do. Thats why they are most popular and widely used..Even I am using blue color lights
We have LED lights, I am a bit mixed on them. I think they are bright and pretty, but have you ever been dispatched 2 ambulances at once and followed one at night? Its horrible to see, you can't see where command is trying to park you. And it is literally a hazard when coming to intersections and trying to get the spots out of your eyes to clear it safely.
However when I am in the lead it is no problem for me, I just try to go first, then listen to the others complain later
However when I am in the lead it is no problem for me, I just try to go first, then listen to the others complain later
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These issues need to be addressed with your leadership staff. If a safety item ends up causing a hazard, it's no longer a safety item.
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We can turn off most of our rear lights when responding at night and are "leading the charge" so to speak. Such a cutoff switch might be an option.
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there is a very easy way to fix this.... are you ready.... don't drive so damn close!!! you are probably blinding the driver of the ambulance in front too...
Do you realize how bright these are? We have more LED lights than a Griswold Christmas . Definitely not driving close.
90% of our calls are not hot responses but usually if 2 are going together its a bad accident
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yes, over the last decade I have taken notice of how bright the lights have become. that is why my following distance has increased to one city block, about 1/8 mile. this allows me to see what is happening in front of me, and allows other drivers to realize there are two vehicles coming through the intersections.
if you think the LEDs on the back are bright, you should have seen when we had wig-wag headlight flashers on the high beams... its a bad idea to blind the people who are driving toward you:unsure:
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Socal is right, if they are too bright then you are following too far behind. It's actually probably a good thing all things considered. Brighter lights=greater following distance.
We have wig wags where I work on the ambulances, I don't use them at night.
We have wig wags where I work on the ambulances, I don't use them at night.