Rear pillar strobe lights
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2011SSVHOE
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I'm pretty sure Whelen would like to sell ya some. Personally I would like something more stealth looking.
Ilikemtb999
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You seem to be going towards impersonating a police officer but not in a very stealth way......
Ron C
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Actually, there was a story around here (but maybe that's NM) here you can actually drive a "police car" as a private person (except for forward facing blue lights or something like that.). Here it seems to be the behavior of the driver/person, not what he drives... of course, it's probably vague enough to get yourself in trouble.
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Derick
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Your honor, I'd like to submit evidence from TahoeYukonForum.com, referenced as item A.
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Eod1
If you see me running, I would try to keep up.
You guys are funny. We all are impersonating police officers in a way. We all drive ppv's. How much over board you go is up to the owner. Or the vehicle is a work vehicle never the less they all draw attention
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2011SSVHOE
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I had a guy pull up to me at a light and ask me if I was a cop. the plain white wrapper with the steelies got his attention.
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Wait a min, I could've sworn I posted in this thread... 
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Ok I know I'm not losing it... https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/rear-pillar-strobe-lights.107584/
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If you see me running, I would try to keep up.
If my EOD plate doesn't register with them I just tell them it's a tribute truck.
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If you see me running, I would try to keep up.
I believe I'm going to pick up a suburban and convert it over to a ppv. I have to tell u guys driving the ford explorer and then getting the tahoe its Night and day on handling, performance, the amount of people I can fit comfortably and gear. With it loaded down it still handles great
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How'd that work out for ya? I've got an SSV and was told by NMSP I can run a full light package, provided I dont run Red forward, or white rearward...Currently using 2 SSVs as traffic control and road service units. NMSP and MTD have final say on lighting, NM statutes just specify IF a Reasonable person would assume its an in service PD unit, its impersonation. Had to have my logo and door graphics approved by NMSP, just to avoid issues.
I just went through this a week ago with a cop. He wouldn’t write me up for anything but harassed the hell out of me and made me remove my white and orange strobes. Evem
Ones that weren’t even wired up. I let him have his way and was nothing but respectful. Not worth it to me anymore to deal with that again.
Ones that weren’t even wired up. I let him have his way and was nothing but respectful. Not worth it to me anymore to deal with that again.
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Another one of those that is state by state, and in some areas, even by locality.
Almost anybody that has to be in or near the road including paving and excavation contractors can use amber in most places.
Many states allow blue for volunteer FFs and medics, but many departments won't allow their members to use anything at all on their personal vehicles.
At one time, New Mexico allowed tow trucks to use blue. Not sure if that's still true.
Some states allow red on tow trucks, but not all do.
I'm not aware of any states that by law allow installation of red or blue on a vehicle not attached to public safety in some way.
Almost anybody that has to be in or near the road including paving and excavation contractors can use amber in most places.
Many states allow blue for volunteer FFs and medics, but many departments won't allow their members to use anything at all on their personal vehicles.
At one time, New Mexico allowed tow trucks to use blue. Not sure if that's still true.
Some states allow red on tow trucks, but not all do.
I'm not aware of any states that by law allow installation of red or blue on a vehicle not attached to public safety in some way.
We ran red on our personal vehicles in TN for many years. I’m retired now, so I’m not sure what is allowed in TN. I actually used my Tahoe to respond and transport one winter season when the snow was too bad for regular ambulances. (Still have the red magnet mount strobe).
Sparksalot
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I found this a while back. I looked up any state I’m likely to ever visit, to see what prohibitions are for amber (thethirdtwin) and green (thecopcar).
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