Brandon Headley
I have no lights. Only reason I could see to have them would be on the back of a vehicle when pulled over to the side of the road. No reason to have them going while going down the road. It could cost you.
Warning Lights
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Dennis Sherrod
EF5
S.P.O.C. Mode. - Sounds like a Star Trek Light Bar setting.
I am mounting a strobe lightbar under my car this year to look super cool and scare Armadillos off the road.
I will also order me a new badge to go with my lightbar.
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Ric Burney
EF3
OUCH!
I was just a few miles to your east, just west of Lamesa watching the carnage develop on grl3...
FWIW, my lights were on (amber facing rear) until I decided to depart the area as the hail started spreading my direction. Sorry to hear about your lights. I was wondering how you were doing out there in that mess.
And after reading the 'explosion' thread, Double OUCH! Wow! Time to build your own TIV me thinks!
I was just a few miles to your east, just west of Lamesa watching the carnage develop on grl3...
FWIW, my lights were on (amber facing rear) until I decided to depart the area as the hail started spreading my direction. Sorry to hear about your lights. I was wondering how you were doing out there in that mess.
And after reading the 'explosion' thread, Double OUCH! Wow! Time to build your own TIV me thinks!
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Kyle Soldani
EF2
I've got lights. I think they're essential to warn the public and make yourself visible. They don't give you super powers, people NEED to understand that. With that said, not sure why people get pissed off when they see somebody with lights..
As long as they're used responsibly, I see absolutely nothing wrong with them.
The light in my windshield is only on when there is a Tornado Warning.
As long as they're used responsibly, I see absolutely nothing wrong with them.
The light in my windshield is only on when there is a Tornado Warning.
Isaac Pato
EF1
I don't see how lights alert the public of a tornado warning. Who is going to know that the light on your windshield means that they are driving into a tornado warned storm?
Dennis Sherrod
EF5
I got to say, that is funny! Along those same lines, if you are in front of me with the windshield light on, I will not know it.
Now if you want to see Lightbar and Strobe Light Mania, come to the South around Alabama. There is one guy that has four, yep 4, Lightbars on his truck. It is a hoot. I have tried a few times to get a picture of this, but this guy even drives faster than me. (Where is camaro boy? He could catch him)
Then you have the ones that have every orifice filled with strobes. They look like some fantasy light show as they either drive wide open or drive around at 20 miles an hour with bright blinding strobes bouncing off everything.
Everyone to their own. I don't care until I get blinded and can't see to drive by. I just find some of it funny when they go to such extremes.
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Chris Allington
EF4
They are both right... I am not sure how that would warn the 'public' of a tornado warning.
mikegeukes
EF5
Not the lightbars, strobe lights threads again.
Too bad humans do not have warning lights, when they pass gas. LOL.
Mike
Too bad humans do not have warning lights, when they pass gas. LOL.
Mike
Dennis Sherrod
EF5
Lets put both threads together and get it out of the way for a little while.
Where do you mount the lights for gas?
Kyle Soldani
EF2
I don't expect people to know that it means "Tornado Warning" but just yesterday while on the funnel NE of lyndon, people saw the chasers going towards the storm and a majority of vehicles turned around and went the other direction once we drove by, that's proof right there it warns people. How would people know we are chasers without having lights? Stickers can't be seen from 360 degrees last time i checked and everybody has hazard lights.
I really don't understand what you guys have against it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with lights (to a degree), it's personal choice, end of story.
I really don't understand what you guys have against it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with lights (to a degree), it's personal choice, end of story.
Mike Weiss
EF1
on my pickup, I have a set of rear facing led flashers for when parked. They are not the gen 3 lights used by most, as I feel that they are too blinding at night.
I also have a halogen mini bar on top. It is used only in emergencies, such as tree across road, flooding over road, or the occasional accident scene to help direct traffic.
I also have a halogen mini bar on top. It is used only in emergencies, such as tree across road, flooding over road, or the occasional accident scene to help direct traffic.
Joey Ketcham
Did you stop the people who turned around and ask them if they did so because of chasers passing by them driving towards the storm? If not then you are making assumptions.
And why do you need people to know that you are a storm chaser? From my personal experiences early on, making it known that you are a chaser is an invite for any yahoo who wants to to follow you around. Unfortunately for you, once they are on your tail following you there isn't much you can do as they have just as much of a right to be there as you do. So have fun with that parade of vehicles behind you and enjoy having to talk to each and every local who keeps ruining your shots while taking pictures or keeping you from enjoying your hobby.
If people want to have lights and stickers so be it, but don't make it sound like by having lights, stickers and everything else that makes you stand out ends up saving lives because it doesn't. If nothing else, it attracts people to a dangerous location because they want to follow the "cool chasers" so they can see something.
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Connor McCrorey
EF3
Can we have a mod just destroy this thread right now?
Randall Cooper
EF2
I agree Connor, we all know where this is gonna lead anyways. and if the person or people who really wanna know about lights, its easy, just go up to the search box and type "lights" or "lightbars" and there are like 5 or more different threads on the subject, hence how we know how this is all gonna end up. 
Ric Burney
EF3
I think the equation is something like: Allsups burritos + rear-facing warning lights = happy and informed public.
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