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A Volvo pump truck from South Australian Fire with red-and-yellow Battenburg markings. Battenburg markings or Battenberg markings [a] are a pattern of high-visibility markings developed in the United Kingdom in the 1990s and currently seen on many types of emergency service vehicles in the UK, Crown dependencies, British Overseas Territories and several other European countries including the ...
The Hong Kong Police Force use, to a limited extent, both two and three-tiered blue and white Sillitoe tartan schemes (Battenburg markings) on traffic vehicles. This pattern appears to be similar to the Australian style of police markings. [26] [27]
Battenberg [1] or Battenburg [2] cake is a light sponge cake with variously coloured sections held together with jam and covered in marzipan. In cross section , the cake has a distinctive pink and yellow check pattern .
Ambulance with checkerboard-like Battenburg markings. A variation of the checkerboard pattern, named Sillitoe tartan, is commonly used as a symbol to identify police and other emergency services. [17] [18] It is used in numerous countries across the world and is incorporated into the design of police uniforms and stations. [59]
Examples of markings and designs used in emergency vehicle liveries include black and white, Battenburg markings, Sillitoe tartan, "jam sandwich" markings, and reflective decals. A racing livery is the specific paint scheme and sticker design used in motorsport , on vehicles, in order to attract sponsorship and to advertise sponsors, as well as ...
In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...
Two Metropolitan Police Hyundai i30s in "jam sandwich" livery (left) and Battenburg markings (right). The "jam sandwich" livery on police vehicles across the United Kingdom has today been replaced by Battenburg markings, first introduced in 1998 on the recommendation that the livery makes the vehicle easily identifiable by oncoming drivers as a police vehicle from at least 500 metres (1,600 ft).
From a variety of home grown uniforms, bicycles, swords and pistols the British police force evolved in look and equipment through the long coats and top hat, to the recognisable modern uniform of a white shirt, black tie, reflective jackets, body armour, and the battenburg-marked vehicles, to the present-day Airwave Solutions radios, electric ...