As someone who commutes to RI and drives through MA often, I have noticed on Rhode Islands new Caprices and the Mass. State Police new Explorers they seem to be experimenting with new flash patterns. On the RISP cars, when driving they have a normal flash pattern on the lightbar with red and white to the front and all red to the rear. They also have dual avengers in the rear deck synced in a wig wag pattern with HAW's in the rear lights. However when stopped on the highway the entire rear of the lightbar becomes steady burn red, and the front becomes steady burn white. Also the dual avengers change flash patterns from a synced wig wag to a pattern where both avengers flash, then the HAW's. I have to say, I was very impressed by the visibility of the cars at night. Even though its all red, its easy to distinguish that its an emergency vehicle stopped, and the steady burn makes it much less blinding when passing.
In Mass they seem to be doing something similar. Only caught a quick look at a new Explorer while driving through Logan airport, but they had a similar setup, where the entire lightbar was on steadyburn, with an occasional, I guess I would describe it as a flicker, every 5 seconds or so. Have to say, very impressed by both departments attitudes of less is more and using smart lighting instead of as many lights as possible. Mass was notorious for having Crown Vic's with 3 dual avengers in the back decks with various combinations of B, R, and A, all unsynced, then an unsynced pattern on the lightbar. I know they had a number of incidents of troopers getting struck, with some of the blame put on blinding lights.
In Mass they seem to be doing something similar. Only caught a quick look at a new Explorer while driving through Logan airport, but they had a similar setup, where the entire lightbar was on steadyburn, with an occasional, I guess I would describe it as a flicker, every 5 seconds or so. Have to say, very impressed by both departments attitudes of less is more and using smart lighting instead of as many lights as possible. Mass was notorious for having Crown Vic's with 3 dual avengers in the back decks with various combinations of B, R, and A, all unsynced, then an unsynced pattern on the lightbar. I know they had a number of incidents of troopers getting struck, with some of the blame put on blinding lights.
