Re: What is the best color to paint your ambulance?

"Mike Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "ED" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I'm looking for the answer to a question that I'm
> > sure we can all agree on: What is the best color
> > to paint your ambulance?
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> Red or red and white is what most people paint their fire engines. In the
US
> that is *THE* color of a fire engine. Even in cities with lime green rigs
> for 20 years the kids in school paint the fire engine red.
> Red is a horrible color at night but reflective stripes and lights have
> eliminated this problem and the ability to identify the vehicle as a fire
> engine (if they see it) possibly out weighs any color advantage.
> White or red with blue trim on ambulances has been big around here for
years
> and orange never caught on.


As far as ambulances I have seen around here in Michigan, the BASE color is
almost always white with some other color that is the other color for
lettering/designs/logos.  A really cool look is  on
http://www.mobilemedical.org/  Check out their page for a pic of their rigs
and/or design.

Actually I read a study somewhere (and will have to find it again) that
actually the "dayglow flourescent greenish" color and then yellow is
supposed to be the most recognizable.  Around here we call those type of
firetrucks unripened!! :) :) :)


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> Have a contest and let the public decide.

Beautiful idea, especially if it is a taxpayer based service, but still a
good idea.

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> But make sure there are a lot of reflective stripes on it.
>

I have even found in my POV that using some of that reflective tape or paint
is actually a godsend!  For some reason I guess, people just don't see me as
my S-15 pickup is that "medium gray" color, which from a distance must match
well used or driven on asphalt!! I can't tell you how many times people have
pulled out in front of me from a side road or parking lot and claimed they
didn't see me!


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Ryan, KC8PMX
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