Quote:I know that College Park, GA, along with some other departments are now running blues on the back of their rigs. The blues supposedly only work when the truck is in park...
Supposedly??? Since I'm the one responsible for them being there, I can guarantee you that they are wired to the air brake control. When the rig is moving, the blue lights are off. When the parking brake is applied, they come on. We've been using them for about 9 months and have noticed a difference. The traffic slows down more when Engine 1 is on scene.
The plan is/was to replace the red lenses on certain lights on the other apparatus in our fleet, but it has not yet been done. Last week, Truck 1 was struck while operating at an MVC on the Interstate. It's 48' long and has over 30 red warning lights, but the driver "didn't see it".
Macon-Bibb County, GA has been running with blue lights on the rear of their apparatus for several years.