THE STAR ONLINE
Friday November 2, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/11/2/focus/12261015&sec=focus
I REFER to “Beware of Flashing Bright Blue Light ” (The Star, Nov 1). With the LED technology becoming more widespread, almost all outlets selling LED lights are also selling flashing bright blue LED lights similar to that used by the police or other enforcement agencies.
More and more civilian vehicles are being fitted with them and the drivers sometimes tailgate and bully other vehicles to give way to them.
One evening, I came across a convoy of vehicles organised by a motor club where about three quarters of the cars had those flashing blue LED lights on their dashboards, pushing other vehicles to the side.
Worse still, there were also several tow trucks and their agents openly displaying and putting on the bright blue lights in their vehicles to “race” to the location of a road accident, forcing other vehicles aside so that they can get the “business” first.
Some of them have police type sirens as well.
I think it is about time enforcement is carried out to check on this and to confiscate those using the flashing bright blue lights other than those authorised such as the police, RTD, SPAD , Immigration and so on.
Motorists will be confused if everyone can use these lights, i.e. whether to give them way or not since these vehicles do not carry any enforcement logo on them.
Outlets selling LED lights should not be allowed to sell blue flashing LED lights similar to those used by the enforcement agencies.
White, red, green flashing LED lights should not be a problem, I think. If this “impersonation” continues, someday motorists will not even bother to give way even if is a genuine case of emergency.
CONCERNED
Kajang
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