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Road side safety

3K views 8 replies 8 participants last post by  Lone Crapshooter 
Nothing official here, just experience from being on the street from time to time. Your state police should have info on what is allowed in your state for private service vehicles. Utility trucks are usually fully equipped, and are set up with what has been proven most effective. Look at what your DOT guys wear for visibility. Drill it into your guys never to get out of the vehicle on the street side if there is any possible way to avoid it, even if they have to go around the block. Always set the truck up as your guard, it's all you have. Wigwags are a lot more effective than a revolving light, but both is even better. If it is allowed in your area, you can set up a sign a short distance back from where you are working,let em hit the sign first- and sooner or later somebody will. Make yourself as visible as possible, the more fluorescent the better. Spend the money it takes to make yourself and your guys as safe as you can. Remember, you are always a target, do everything you can to make yourself hard to hit.
Don't make your light too bright or you might create the moth to a flame effect.

The MA State Police have very bright lights on their cars and it seems like every month there is an accident where they have someone pulled over at night on the shoulder of the road and they get rear ended by a tired or drunk driver.

They seem to be drawn into the light.
 
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