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Old-timers from garage cooperatives still remember very well what it was like in the USSR. In particular, the fact that traffic cops from that time had flashing lights
Much of what was in the USSR has fallen into oblivion. For example, on traffic police cars painted yellow, in addition to the usual blue and green flashing lights, there was a green strobe. What was she for and where was she going?
The first flashy beacons began to appear in the 1960s, when the country’s fleet of cars began to quickly fill up with cars. The increase in road transport required the construction of new highways. There were intersections, traffic lights and zebras. And in this environment, the question arose to somehow designate special vehicles, assign them to workers responsible for road safety and the health of citizens.
The color of the first strobes was orange. Their production was established both in the USSR and in the countries of the Warsaw Pact. This color scheme was not chosen by chance – the orange was clearly visible even when it was raining or the road was covered in fog.
First, flashing lights received ambulances and fire trucks. And only then, a chandelier of three colored “buckets” began to be installed on traffic police cars, which already stood out thanks to the beautiful yellow color, blue livery on the sides and the state emblem on the front doors. However, in addition to the usual blue and red flashing lights, green ones were also installed on traffic police cars. But what was it for?
As you know, the blue-red chandelier on the traffic police cars gives them, among other things, the right to escort the columns. For the same, a green flash was needed on traffic police cars in the USSR.
While the lead escort car—the one leading the convoy—turned on a flashing blue light, the chasing car turned on a green one. For example, the drivers following the last traffic police car were warned that a convoy was ahead of us.
However, the green beacon did not last long. Then they decided to abandon this light signal, leaving blue-red flashing lights on the chandelier of the traffic police cars and then the traffic police.
Much of what was in the USSR has fallen into oblivion. For example, on traffic police cars painted yellow, in addition to the usual blue and green flashing lights, there was a green strobe. What was she for and where was she going?
The first flashy beacons began to appear in the 1960s, when the country’s fleet of cars began to quickly fill up with cars. The increase in road transport required the construction of new highways. There were intersections, traffic lights and zebras. And in this environment, the question arose to somehow designate special vehicles, assign them to workers responsible for road safety and the health of citizens.
The color of the first strobes was orange. Their production was established both in the USSR and in the countries of the Warsaw Pact. This color scheme was not chosen by chance – the orange was clearly visible even when it was raining or the road was covered in fog.
First, flashing lights received ambulances and fire trucks. And only then, a chandelier of three colored “buckets” began to be installed on traffic police cars, which already stood out thanks to the beautiful yellow color, blue livery on the sides and the state emblem on the front doors. However, in addition to the usual blue and red flashing lights, green ones were also installed on traffic police cars. But what was it for?
As you know, the blue-red chandelier on the traffic police cars gives them, among other things, the right to escort the columns. For the same, a green flash was needed on traffic police cars in the USSR.
While the lead escort car—the one leading the convoy—turned on a flashing blue light, the chasing car turned on a green one. For example, the drivers following the last traffic police car were warned that a convoy was ahead of us.
However, the green beacon did not last long. Then they decided to abandon this light signal, leaving blue-red flashing lights on the chandelier of the traffic police cars and then the traffic police.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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