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Originally Posted by sigp220.45
I rarely use them anymore, though. I've learned that whoever is dead will still be dead when I get there. Most people don't notice the light or hear the siren until you're right behind them, then they slam on the brakes. If I need to get somewhere fast I just drive fast, yield at red lights, and turn on all the reds and blues once I get there since everybody else does.
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I'm at this point in my career too. There are very few legitimate emergencies in my beat, so a minute or two either way isn't going to make much difference.
As for lighting, I had a medium titanium-colored CVPI (w/ door markings only) in my previous department with an LED red/blue light in front of the rear view mirror, wig wags, and an arrow stick in the back window. That was the best setup I ever had.