flashing green lights
 

I saw 4 trucks heading in the opposite direction today. They had flashing green lights behind the windscreen. I just thought it was a redneck thing and carried on pootling along the road. I noticed another car pulled over as if the trucks were emergency vehicles.

What were they then? Any ideas??

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Apparently they may have been firemen en route to a fire.

http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Fir...e/04-89-03.asp

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oops, well I will know next time.

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I would never have known if you hadn't asked. ;)

I don't think we have anything like that in Alberta.

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:rofl: still smiling at the idea of a flashing green light when a fireman is coming through.........:rofl:

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Many civilian volunteer Search & Rescue vehicles use green lights, not the red & blue of the emergency vehicles.

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I saw some flashing red and blue lights in my rear view mirror today when I was doing 160 on the 40 Eastbound.

I thought they might be emergency services, so I sped up to get clear ahead of them.




I'll get my coat.....

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Volunteer Fire fighter
http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Fir...e/04-89-03.asp


In the UK green light are used by medical personal on the way to an accident.

Frankly I think the UK should introduce the "pull over and get the hell out of the way" rules that apply to emergency vehicles here, I think they are a great rule.

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Agreed. We got stuck behind a very nasty accident on the 417 on Xmas Eve. People weren't quite pulling over into the ditch to get out of the way but it wasn't far off.

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I think it was geedee going the other way!

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I doubt it. I dont think the folk in that car were going anywhere but the morgue.

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Apparently Alberta does have something like this, but rather than amend the Alberta Traffic Act the government has given individual municipalities the right to enact a by-law that allows green flashing lights on volunteer fire-fighters private vehicles.

A strange way of doing things to my mind. :confused:

http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/2121.htm note at bottom of page

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Well, we have that rule here in Australia, but some people still continue driving or get in a right hand lane to turn. Then the emergency vehicle has no way of passing if there's heavy traffic. I think people panic, especially if they know they'll be holding up traffic until the emergency vehicle passes, and they don't know what to do.

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Hmmm...not sure if it was you Batty, but didnt you have a bad spin in your car in the snow the other week:confused: if so and now you ask this question regarding green flashing lights, well do you really think its safe for you to be on the road:blink: how the heck did you pass ya test:confused:

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Was that really necessary. :mad:

Miserable sod.