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Flashing Roadworks Lights, gone too far?

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carbore:
I was begining tho think I was the only one....

My concern is very much for the guys in the road as im in a big solid car and they are not!.

If you drive past a big works (not one van or something) but say 6 waggons, a few bosses in hi-lux's, a lane closed sign, strips of cones with "chaser" lights all with the latest super strobing orange lights etc, its like trying to drive through the "house of fun". Although the hi viz tape on clothing these days is very effective, the people tend to be the last thing you see due to "too much" flashing light on the wagons etc. 

I agree that turning the beacons off when stationary is a good thing (provided its not the only thing on the road, otherwise keep on flashing)

Boddle:
 Don't have a issue with the amount of light although I do agree with use of floodlights needs looking at (blinding drivers passing has got to be H&S issue). I do how ever have the use of strobe which are like a continuous flow of camera flashes going off not clever and very dangerous. The old style rotating becons grave the eye a chance to react which does not happen with strobe and flashes which on on for some 15/1000 of a second a leaves the eyes trying to react (this causes red on photo's) and is a know cause of disorientation. Hopefully with introduction of LEDs systems we can go back in the direction of the revolving becon or a more anolouge on and off at least.

madmatt:
Hmm its a fine line to tread this one. I've allways had jobs where I have worked roadside, many of you have seen my 130 fully loaded with its ambers there is quite an aray. Mostly we have to abide by Higways agency or principal contractors policys when on site, but if we are working our own site we usually use directictional LED's when stationary, revolving beacons and leds when moving slowly in and out of works. Oh and then there is the middle of the night call out to tree across unlit road scenario and that is light every bulb on the vehicle as you want approcahing traffic to stop usually due to tree across a road.

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