I had to refile about 200 towers with the FAA and FCC for Sprint back in the 90's. As far as I know, there is no requirement for towers with white strobes to change to red at night. They can if they want to, but there is no regulation requiring it. That being said, I agree it is difficult to see much other than the emergency lights when approaching them at night.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 6:50 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe tell them how tower lights are white strobes during the day but are > required to change to lower intensity red at night. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Matt Hoppes > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 1, 2020 6:35 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Emergency Vehicle LEDs > > > > Yup. Often approaching an accident all I can see are the cop car lights. > Can’t see the cop directing traffic or literally anything going on. > > > > Extremely unsafe. > > > > The problem is they have no intensity setting. It’s day mode all the > time!!!! > > > > On Dec 1, 2020, at 7:24 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > crazy dangerous. The worst are the snowplows. it used to be in bad > snowstorms was a godsend to get behind a plow where you could follow their > lights. now you will die because youre blinded if youre within a mile of > it. There is no additional "safety" for emergency services ove the prior > existing lights that actually had science behind the color, cadence and > brightness, > > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 6:13 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I agree. > I brought this up at a fire department meeting and they acted as if I had > proposed removing all lights. > > I was just pointing out that at some point, it becomes dangerous to > bystanders. > > Jim Bouse > Owner - Brazos WiFi > 979-985-5912 > http://www.brazoswifi.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nate Burke > Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 6:06 PM > To: Animal Farm <[email protected]> > Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Emergency Vehicle LEDs > > Am I the only one who thinks that the new LED's that all the emergency > vehicles have now are dangerous? I was about 1/2 mile behind an ambulance > and the flashing LED's were so bright in front of me that I could barely > make out the traffic light I was stopped at. And why does the ambulance > need to have approximately 200,000 LED Fixtures on it? I get it, I see > you, I can't not see you, now I can't see anything else. > They saw an open piece of sheet metal and were like, 'We could put another > strobe there' It's even worse when there are multiple vehicles together at > an accident scene. I understand having them bright during the day, but > they are just blinding at night. It's like they need to have a day/night > mode. Who do I write a strongly worded letter to expressing my displeasure? > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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