The next time Prince Edward Island drivers see blue flashing lights on the province’s highways, it might not be the police.
The P.E.I. government is testing the use of flashing blue LED lights, in combination with the usual amber-coloured ones on a handful of its snowplows this winter.
The pilot project aims to make the plows more visible, particularly in whiteouts and darkness.
Graham Miner, the director of P.E.I.’s highway safety division, said studies in both Canada and the U.S. found this combination of coloured lights was the most effective in signalling the presence of an emergency vehicle to other drivers.
