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A ten-point toolkit for more effective emergency vehicle warning lights

Posted on September 7, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

This is the final part of three articles written for the Colorado EMSAC Star. This article discusses ten vital elements in a tool-kit that provides the basis for an effective warning light layout suitable for use on any emergency vehicle. The first article in the EMSAC … Continue reading →

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Evaluating new trends in emergency vehicle markings

Posted on September 3, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

This is the second part of three articles written for the Colorado EMSAC Star. The first article in the series discussed the Ambulance Visibility ten-point toolkit for applying markings to emergency vehicles. This second article looks at advertising agency visibility, Battenburg … Continue reading →

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Why Bronto Skylift fire trucks and Battenburg markings don’t mix!

Posted on August 12, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

How do you make sure that large or oversize emergency vehicles are easily seen and quickly recognised? The answer is simple and straight forward – you paint the vehicle in a single colour and avoid using any complex marking patterns thus ensuring … Continue reading →

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The Ambulance Visibility Marking Toolkit for Emergency Vehicles

Posted on June 14, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

After presenting at the Colorado 3rd Annual EMS Summit in 2010 I was asked to write several articles for the Colorado EMSAC Star. The first article in the series discussed the Ambulance Visibility ten-point toolkit for applying markings to emergency vehicles. The article should be read … Continue reading →

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A conference, two papers and retroreflective conspicuity at night.

Posted on March 26, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

Conferences are a great opportunity to attend presentations discussing the latest research, to see the newest products and meet with colleagues. At the trade exhibits we are bombarded with sales pitches and a gambit of differing viewpoints. As a matter of course we tend to filter out all the sales talk and seek out the more reliable information … Continue reading →

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Ultrabright warning lights – never a brilliant idea for safety!

Posted on March 4, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

Last week I received an email from David Green urging me to read a new post from the Police Inspector Blog. The posts are written by the popular and accomplished book author  who writes in the UK under the Inspector Gadget nom-de-plume.  The blog … Continue reading →

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