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Flashing Amber Light

care worker's alert
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The police, ambulances and fire brigade have blue flashing lights, and sirens of course. As far as I know, blue lights are used in every country and always mean the same thing.... "please move out of the way to allow the vehicle to have priority", but there are other vehicles moving around that contain people who’s timely attendance is also very important - Care Workers.

My two elderly neighbours for example have two different care worker visits per day. Both of them have serious medical needs, but can manage to keep their independence and their dignity with the help of these care worker visits. My mum had a care worker who came every day and helped here to get dressed, meaning she was able to live on her own (her preference) at 93 years of age.

The care workers are run off their feet and must zoom around madly trying to keep their vital appointments, so I am proposing their cars are equipped with desynchronised flashing roof lights, similar to that of emergency vehicles, except these are amber coloured.

With the amber lights flashing, other vehicles would then know that care workers were trying to negotiate their way through the traffic, (which is horrible and slow where I live because public transport is so poor and the road network so terrible.) Care Worker vehicles would also be able to go in bus lanes and park on double yellow lines etc.

I imagine there are equivalents to the brilliant NHS’s care workers in other countries, so the amber flashing light could become as universally known as that of the blue ones.

xenzag, Dec 07 2025

Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989: Index Part I Part II Part III Part IV Amendment Regulations 2005 - Amendment Amendment No. 2 A quick guide to which colour light you require: https://www.beacons...ighting-regulations
Flashing amber lights on : Road clearance vehicle Bin lorry Breakdown vehicle Vehicle with a 25 mph top speed Vehicle wider than 2.9 metres Roadworks vehicle Escort vehicle Revenue and Customs vehicle Surveying vehicle Clamping or tow truck vehicle Airport vehicles Any other specially authorised vehicle [pocmloc, Dec 07 2025]





       Here, road works (etc) vehicles generally use flashing amber (but not for "going fast"), & pilot vehicles for oversize truck loads use purple & amber (not sure about other countries).
Not sure if green is used by any particular service?
neutrinos_shadow, Dec 07 2025
  

       Flashing Amber lights as described are widely used in the UK, link gives a summary of their use under the regulations. Seems mostly to do with large or slow service vehicles. Round here it's the bin lorries and the farm tractors mostly.   

       Green is for doctors.
pocmloc, Dec 07 2025
  

       We all have places to be in a hurry. At the end of the day, the care worker needs to plan better and leave on time. I'm a cab driver, I understand being in a hurry to be on time, but flashing lights on a vehicle are for emergencies, and if a care worker is responding to an emergency an ambulance is better suited to respond.
21 Quest, Dec 08 2025
  

       um, yes from me. fuck the circumstances. yes. pull your shit to the curb you fucking cunts.   

       Although I applaud the sentiment, where I live a flashing yellow light is taken to mean you may be able to speed up and make it through the intersection or feeder lane. Although it universally means CAUTION it also means "Go for it." Many do.
minoradjustments, Dec 09 2025
  
         


 

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