Strobe Lights

[steve jones]

On my drive to work yesterday, it was foggy and I was behind a school bus, and watched the flashing strobe light mounted on the top of the bus , has there been any discussion on using strobe lights? I remember that sometimes you can lose the clock to the background on the land, wouldn't a strobe on the clock, and in the turn boats at the one minute gun help,and a blue color on the clock and in the patrol boats to let you know if there is a driver in the water, or a course obstruction, curious if this has been brought up to the safety committee before.

[sam]

I think has been brought up and considered. The light arrays turned out to be a bit on the expensive side, but you never know how much things can change from year to year these days.

[Blackhawkguy]

Be carefull

One of the things in our flight physiology classes and all the night vision goggle training I have had over the years is that stobe lights can induce siesures in some people. I am sure it is not as likely from a distance or not as prevelent durring the day but look into to it. It also depends on the cycle of the strobe, I am sure the ones on the busses are a slow cycle so not likely to induce a siesure.

Kerry