the Tasty Cat
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So...here it is widely accepted that flash patterns to the rear, especially when stationary, should be slow (60-120fpm). Why is it that I seldom, if ever, see this in practice in everyday life? Fire apparatus and ambulances are the closest contenders, but interestingly they're also the two vehicles which are *least* likely to be pulled over on a shoulder with traffic passing, therefore not in as critical need of effective rear warning as law enforcement, highway utility, etc. I can't tell you the last time I saw a police vehicle on a shoulder with anything that could begin to resemble a slow pattern.
So maybe I'm missing the point. When you all say slow flash patterns to the rear, I assumed a slow alternating single all around. But I never see this - perhaps just having one set of lightheads doing such a pattern is considered sufficient? It does seem like a small amount of strobe or some quicker flashing somewhere would draw the eye, so perhaps everyone's going for a combination? In the install showoff subforum here when people have lightbars, there's still plenty of quick flashing, so I suspect there's more to this than I thought.
Thanks all!
So maybe I'm missing the point. When you all say slow flash patterns to the rear, I assumed a slow alternating single all around. But I never see this - perhaps just having one set of lightheads doing such a pattern is considered sufficient? It does seem like a small amount of strobe or some quicker flashing somewhere would draw the eye, so perhaps everyone's going for a combination? In the install showoff subforum here when people have lightbars, there's still plenty of quick flashing, so I suspect there's more to this than I thought.
Thanks all!