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Re: What a downer :-(
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lugnet.technic
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Sun, 5 Jan 2003 21:16:01 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Anders Isaksson writes:
> "Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELETE-TO-REPLY@apotome.com> skrev i
> meddelandet news:H866vt.tF@lugnet.com...
> > ...
> > And firetrucks must be red. (1)
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> Well, here in Sweden the city fire trucks are red, but the airport ones are
> mainly yellow (and a red streak). I'm sure I've seen lime green ones too,
> but can't remember where - Kastrup/Copenhagen, Denmark maybe, or was it
> Kloten/Zürich, Switzerland?
Sorry, I should have clarified. I was really speaking in hyperbole for
effect. More accurately, I feel that for traditional reasons standard city
fire trucks (pumpers, ladders, tillers etc.) should be red. However, as has
been pointed out, this isn't necessarily the safest choice of colors.
> Looking out over an airfield, I feel the yellow truck is very visible, no
> planes or ground vehicles have the same colour, while red can be seen both
> on planes and delivery trucks, and the dirty orange used on snow plows, sand
> trucks etc. is almost like red when the light is dimmed.
I agree that for the airport crash vehicles bright yellow (not lime green)
is the best color. This provides visibility and also enhances what I think
is the obvious beauty and simplicity of their design.
All the best,
Allan B.
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| "Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> skrev i meddelandet news:H866vt.tF@lugnet.com... (...) Well, here in Sweden the city fire trucks are red, but the airport ones are mainly yellow (and a red streak). I'm sure I've seen lime green ones (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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