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> What’s he saying, Robin? Wrote:
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> > > the old style lights, flashlight bulb
> filament,
> > > rotating, were soothing, informational but
> not
> > > OVERPOWERING
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> > > today's lights have two major flaws:
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> > > #1 they are so bright that at night they
> block
> > > vision of a dangerous traffic situation for
> > which
> > > the cop car is on-scene to handle (neon flash
> > > bright on blackness makes everything hardly
> > > visible. i just think engineers in the past
> > > weren't that stupid, is the thing)
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> > > #2 they flash at a rate causing EPILEPSY
> (that
> > > combined with the neon flash effect is bad).
> > > drunk drivers exhibit a kind of epilepsy and
> > react
> > > badly to the flashing: it is this which is
> > likely
> > > the reason drunk drivers "brains shut off"
> and
> > > steer into cop cars instead of away from them
> > (the
> > > drunks on highways passing traffic pull-overs
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> > > many tragedies due to that). i bet if tested
> > that
> > > any bright flashers (amber road maintenance
> or
> > > police) cause drunks to steer wildly.
> > >
> > > #4 the effect together causes allot of
> > > endangerment which is backed by many
> accidents,
> > > deaths, and arrests: CAUSED BY THOSE DAMN
> > UPGRADED
> > > LIGHTS
> > >
> > > #5 visual clues. to have depth perception
> the
> > > physics of light needs to illuminate an area
> so
> > > the mind can process depth. omitting
> lessons:
> > the
> > > situations above eliminate visual clues -
> which
> > is
> > > very dumb to do on highways or even unlit
> > > intersections with a traffic incident - even
> at
> > > slow speeds and people who are not drunk:
> > people
> > > react dumbly when they can't see and there is
> > an
> > > unusual situation they can't see.
> > >
> > > it became popular to make brighter lights,
> > using
> > > more radio shack electronics over the years.
> > > electronics hobby addict stuff.
> > >
> > > for some reason the police just let them keep
> > > doing it without TESTING what these
> thoughless
> > > hobby hacks are doing to their cop cars, in
> my
> > > opinion
> > >
> > >
> > > today we have something like a NEON FLASH
> BULB
> > > lights - which i feel never would have been
> > legal
> > > in the past despite the fact they were
> > available
> > > for purchase
> > >
> > > I spoke with the State of Virginia (gov
> office
> > and
> > > state police) about the matter, but they were
> > > absolutely obstinate and oblivious in hearing
> > the
> > > short call.
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> > > (many safety things were tested in
> California,
> > and
> > > Maryland - MD made the Amber turn signals a
> > > specific color code in one such test. today:
> > > import cars don't even use amber turn signals
> -
> > so
> > > if a light is out and they tap breaks you may
> > > think it's a turn signal (no reason not to).
> i
> > > think we're getting billed for testing still
> but
> > i
> > > don't think they are testing any longer.)
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> > ^
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> The point is the certain strobe lights can cause
> medical difficulties, and further discussion is
> needed.
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