More About the Author "SAP64"

Author Nick: SAP64
Site:


Articles by SAP64 :

Sort by:

What would you class as Signal Lights?

The answer to the above is basically any light. Lights of all kinds act as signals to us. Lights flash on our ovens when food is cooked. Lights flash on our remote controls to tell us batteries need replacing. Signal lights govern every aspect of our lives. We do rely heavily on visible signals. Things […]

You can hear a police vehicle due to the high power police sirens now available.

Warning lights are great. They can convey so much and we rarely ignore them. However, emergency warning lights are only useful in situations where vehicles can be seen. Police sirens are the audible signal they have to inform us of an emergency. If you have ever had the misfortune to be near a police vehicle […]

Wig Wag – a strange word but an effective hazard warning tool

Wig Wag is an odd set of words, which could be confused with Wig Wam. Both words probably mean nothing to many people. A Wig Wag is a device fitted to some emergency vehicles and a wig wam of course is a tent made of animal hides! Let’s not get the two confused! All joking […]

The Light bar LED is the most distinctive feature on an emergency vehicle

They are bright, in your face and hard to miss. They inform, they warn and they also maintain safety. A single Light bar LED on a vehicle can provide so much for that vehicle. How has emergency vehicle lighting evolved? Emergency vehicles such as police automobiles were just standard model vehicles in the past. They […]

Fire lights – the visible warning signal

The lights on fire trucks or vehicles vary not just from state to state but from vehicle to vehicle. There isn’t a set standard or package of lights for a fire vehicle. However, it is not difficult to recognize a fire truck rushing to an emergency, and the fire lights on the vehicle act as […]