nypd use of led lightbars

[thedrifter991 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close thedrifter991]

does the nypd now use the clear led lightbars,like in the series csi new york

or are they just for movie use.

ive been to new york recently,and i could not see any cars with the clear lightbars

i did see a esu unit with blue pods,i thought they used red/white only

[Ralph8119 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ralph8119]

does the nypd now use the clear led lightbars,like in the series csi new york

or are they just for movie use.

ive been to new york recently,and i could not see any cars with the clear lightbars

i did see a esu unit with blue pods,i thought they used red/white only

Back in the 80's the department tested in a few cars with blue & red pads, it didn't last, red & white was the norm. I've been out of the city for over 15 years, things change!

[DACP Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close DACP]

They have a few cars that have them, but at 2-3 grand a light bar it is impractical to go out and outfit the whole fleet at once; but instead replace as the equipment is unserviceable. Just boils down to economics.

[thedrifter991 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close thedrifter991]

what about the esu unit that has blue pods

[NYPDtoGrey Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close NYPDtoGrey]

They have a few cars that have them, but at 2-3 grand a light bar it is impractical to go out and outfit the whole fleet at once; but instead replace as the equipment is unserviceable. Just boils down to economics.

Nope. NYPD uses Federal Signal LED Vision lightbars/siren with the cuda arrowstick which retails more than $3k.

[CUPD14 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close CUPD14]

Can't say specifically about NYPD but blue has apparently been authorized for use throughout NYS, I think rear facing only. Upstate just about everyone is adding blue lights to the rear of their patrols, we're just starting to add blue LED pods to the back of our overheads and small LED lights above the license plate.

Apparently blue shows at greater distances and in inclement weather

DAN

[Narco Waingro...where is he? Find all posts View Profile Close Narco]

i never understood why depts up north use red for police and some fire depts even use blue...whats up with that?

[SmallCityCop Calves of Justice Find all posts View Profile Close SmallCityCop]

We use red/blue for police, and red/clear for fire.

[flydream777 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close flydream777]

We can use red/blue and red/red (I think) for police... but can only use blue/blue in municipalities with a population of 500,000 or greater (...so......Chicago). Don't know what the line of thought is there....

[Ralph8119 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ralph8119]

I bet only a few know the reason behind the color lamps , Red, White, & Blue????
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[Narco Waingro...where is he? Find all posts View Profile Close Narco]

what the hell does the population of the city have to do w/ what color lights the po-po uses?

[thedrifter991 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close thedrifter991]

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here is a pic of an esu unit with blue pod

[thedrifter991 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close thedrifter991]

here in uk,we only use blue lights,dont know why we have not gone the way you guys have with red/blue

red=daytime more light during daytime
blue=nightime more light at night

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[Unit453 Cant keep it under 100... Find all posts View Profile Close Unit453]

Red is more visible during the day. Blue is more visible during nighttime hours or when visibility is low. There have been many studies done on it in the past. Amber light travels the farthest.

I worked up in NY state when the law changed to allow blue to be displayed. Many agencies were already using blue before the law actually changed though. Our agency changed within 1 month and all lightbars ordered after that, (Whelen liberty) were red/blue to the rear.

In my opinion, red should be used for fire/ems and blue should be used by police nation wide. You cross state lines where blue basically means nothing to blue now means you're going to jail because you're not stopping or yielding.

I think the federal DOT standard is red and blue.