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  2. Emergency vehicle lighting - Wikipedia

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    A Japanese police car with a PATLITE AWS light bar NEXCO East Japan patrol car with amber and red light bar. Red is the most used color on Japanese emergency vehicles. Japanese police use light bars mounted on a raised (mechanical) platform to make them more visible over congested streets. Rotating lights are most commonly used.

  3. Emergency vehicle equipment - Wikipedia

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    Emergency vehicle equipment. An ambulance with two red revolving lights (beacons) mounted above two flashing red lights, with two speakers between for the vehicle's electronic siren. Also seen are two antennae; the one seen between the two speakers is for a two-way radio, while the one seen in front of the flashing light on the left is probably ...

  4. Automotive lighting - Wikipedia

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    The emergency stop signal is automatically activated if the vehicle speed is greater than 50 km/h (31 mph) and the emergency braking logic defined by regulation No. 13 (heavy vehicles), 13H (light vehicles), or 78 (motorcycles) is activated; the ESS may be displayed when a light vehicle's deceleration is greater than 6 m/s 2 (20 ft/s 2) or a ...

  5. Emergency vehicle equipment in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Electronic sirens have replaced two-tone horns on most emergency vehicles. Emergency vehicle equipment is used in the United Kingdom to indicate urgent journeys by an emergency service. This usage is colloquially known as "blues and twos", which refers to the blue lights and the two-tone siren once commonplace (although most sirens now have a ...

  6. List of vehicles of the New York City Police Department

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    The New York City Police Department vehicle fleet consists of 9,624 police cars, 11 boats, eight helicopters, and numerous other vehicles. The colors of NYPD vehicles are usually a all-white body with two blue stripes along each side. The word "POLICE" is printed in small text above the front wheel wells, and as "NYPD Police" above the front grille. The NYPD patch is emblazoned on both sides ...

  7. Emergency vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A police van and an ambulance in Thuringia, Germany in 2013. An emergency vehicle is a vehicle used by emergency services.Emergency vehicles typically have specialized emergency lighting and vehicle equipment that allow emergency services to reach calls for service in a timely manner, transport equipment and resources, or perform their tasks efficiently.

  8. Winter service vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A winter service vehicle (WSV), or snow removal vehicle, is a vehicle specially designed or adapted to clear thoroughfares of ice and snow. [1][2][3] Winter service vehicles are usually based on a dump truck chassis, with adaptations allowing them to carry specially designed snow removal equipment. Many authorities also use smaller vehicles on ...

  9. Traffic signal preemption - Wikipedia

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    Traffic signal preemption (also called traffic signal prioritisation) is a system that allows an operator to override the normal operation of traffic lights.The most common use of these systems manipulates traffic signals in the path of an emergency vehicle, halting conflicting traffic and allowing the emergency vehicle right-of-way, thereby reducing response times and enhancing traffic safety.