I'm using the CVPI by POLICESCO which comes with both Police and Sheriff liveries, though I'm ONLY using the police liveries. The amber lights in the flash pattern make sense for a sheriff and maybe even a highway patrol / trooper vehicle, but do police vehicles use them? I thought they only used red and blues, though I could be wrong. I tried changing the 3 "amber" words in ELS to "red" or "blue" but I'm not sure it even made a difference. For immersion sake and if I'm correct in what I'm saying about them only using red and blue, then what else can I try to change those amber lights?

 

If I am incorrect and police vehicles do use amber lights in their flash pattern then I'll chock it up to learning something new and keep it the way it is! Otherwise I feel like it kills the immersion having a sheriff style flash pattern on a police car.

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 20178 yr by GunnDawg

Depends entirely on the department. LAPD uses amber lights in their patterns for the rear:

 

Numerous other agencies do as well. Like I said, all depends on the agency itself.

 

Changing the light colors in the ELS config file only changes the reflection of the lights on the environment, and not the actual light itself. The lights themselves are coloured through the use of images in the vehicles .ytd file.

3 minutes ago, DukSezQuak said:

Depends entirely on the department. LAPD uses amber lights in their patterns for the rear:

 

Numerous other agencies do as well. Like I said, all depends on the agency itself.

 

Changing the light colors in the ELS config file only changes the reflection of the lights on the environment, and not the actual light itself. The lights themselves are coloured through the use of images in the vehicles .ytd file.

 

Indeed you're right and the video clearly showed that. Appreciate the reply bud. I won't feel so bad about having them in my LSPD vehicle then!

The standards are in most states that you have to have at least 2 visible colors in your patterns. Reason being is that some people can be color blind and still able to legally drive. Its why ambulances and firetrucks where traditionally you see predominately red setups have red white in the front and red amber in the back generally. I have actually see trucks that had red amber and green on the back because the more visible colors theoretically the easier you are to see. Also why they started that Chevron crap and reflective decals everywhere. 

98% of departments nationwide use amber to the rear.  

 

I HATE all red and blue to the back.  Amber is a very visible color day and night.

 

Some states require amber to the rear (like CA).  In California ALL emergency vehicles must have a solid steady red (non-flashing) light to the front, and an amber flashing light to the rear.

 

Some stated like South Dakota even have one amber flashing light to the front of their vehicles.  

 

It all boils down to state laws and what is required.  With LEDs being dual and tri color now days and a lot cheaper then they used to be, I am starting to see more and more with all red and blue to the rear with amber only being shown when the bar or arrow stick is in traffic mode.  Like Nevada Highway Patrol ( their Valor bars are all red/blue/white to the front and red/blue/amber to the rear, but you only see the amber if the trooper physically pressed the Left-Right-Center Out on the SmartSiren to turn on the SignalMaster.  That is the only amber to the rear.

 

I am lucky enough to have a Code-3 bar on my unit that is dual color and it alternated between Red/Amber and Blue/Amber on the patterns.

 

If you spend ANY amount of time on a roadway, look at lights.  I guarantee you will see the amber lights on a construction vehicle or wide load, well before you will see red and blues.

 

 

5 minutes ago, PTRJason said:

If you spend ANY amount of time on a roadway, look at lights.  I guarantee you will see the amber lights on a construction vehicle or wide load, well before you will see red and blues.

 

 

 

Well construction vehicles aren't allowed to use red and blue, neither can security vehicles.

Edited November 18, 20178 yr by GunnDawg

6 hours ago, GunnDawg said:

 

Well construction vehicles aren't allowed to use red and blue, neither can security vehicles.

His point is in the visibility spectrum Amber/ yellow is more middle of the line then both red and blue(The 2 extremes in light waves) As such people tend to perceive it quicker.