19 Sep 16 16:26, you wrote to me:

 JD>>> I'm pretty sure that our laws state to proceed with caution if not
 JD>>> safe to stop on a yellow, and to wait out a red light until it is
 JD>>> green.  Flashing red is another matter though 

 ML>> my point was that most all the traffic laws say to "stop
on red" but
 ML>> they do not specifically state that you must wait until the red turns
 ML>> green before going on...

 JD> I understood where you were going with that.  I dont know how it works
 JD> in the USA but here provincial law is key.  I would assume that State
 JD> law is the same?

i guessed you knew which is why i said to check the law closely ;)

 JD>>> Construction and tow vehicles here have yellow flashing lights,
 JD>>> including road maintenance crews.

 ML>> yup... yellow and white on a lot of newer stuff...

 JD> I've seen some white on Ambulances, but not on top.  Mostly strobes on
 JD> the back and sides.  From recent news video, I see the police also
 JD> have similar.

i really don't care if it is on top or not as long as the heavy machinery
doesn't crush my vehicle and if they do i have plenty of fwarning that they
should have seen ;)

 JD>>> Police have both blue and red, while Ambulance and Fire Trucks have
 JD>>> simply red

 ML>> that's why i have to go with green, and/or yellow with white... the
 ML>> main thing is to be seen when on the side of the road or on a busy
 ML>> construction site with big loaders, haulers and diggers running
 ML>> around...

 JD> Blue is used here by snow removal crews, and yes, being visible is good


absolutely... blue is only used by gendarmes here in the lower 48 ;)

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... Sorry for the typos...I wix my mords quite often.
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