Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:01 pm
That's because most of the traffic that the police car has to move out of the way is in front of the vehicle.
Good point, Fox. Same situation with us.
When the police car approaches the intesection, the cross traffic are already going to be facing the vehicle where as the traffic in front are facing away from it, thus that's why you need more in the front than any other direction.
The wig-wag headlights do as much or more than the lightbar at drawing gaze to the rearview mirrors. And opposing vehicles have
no problem seeing the lights.
But at intersections, often the only light seen is just the end light on the lightbar. FedSig, in a "brilliant" design, even obscured that light with
an alley light, so even LESS warning light got out right and left.
(The stupid Mexico City Police place bold white numbers across the front of their lightbar domes, so it's even more difficult to see if they are on. Of course, numbers obscuring the left dome is not enough. They must needlessly repeathem across the right cover, too.
The only real downfall to the Vector was that each pod contained its own internal workings as opposed to a lightbar that had all the lights contained into one package.
The separate pods allowed less wind resistance, enabling greater
pursuit speeds.
Other than that the Vector probably was the best when it came to getting the notice out in all directions.
You're right. But could have been done easier and cheaper.
Vectors were another obscene fortune.
Good point, Fox. Same situation with us.
When the police car approaches the intesection, the cross traffic are already going to be facing the vehicle where as the traffic in front are facing away from it, thus that's why you need more in the front than any other direction.
The wig-wag headlights do as much or more than the lightbar at drawing gaze to the rearview mirrors. And opposing vehicles have
no problem seeing the lights.
But at intersections, often the only light seen is just the end light on the lightbar. FedSig, in a "brilliant" design, even obscured that light with
an alley light, so even LESS warning light got out right and left.
(The stupid Mexico City Police place bold white numbers across the front of their lightbar domes, so it's even more difficult to see if they are on. Of course, numbers obscuring the left dome is not enough. They must needlessly repeathem across the right cover, too.
The only real downfall to the Vector was that each pod contained its own internal workings as opposed to a lightbar that had all the lights contained into one package.
The separate pods allowed less wind resistance, enabling greater
pursuit speeds.
Other than that the Vector probably was the best when it came to getting the notice out in all directions.
You're right. But could have been done easier and cheaper.
Vectors were another obscene fortune.