police lights

Red and blue

Police lights are the flashing colored lights mounted on law enforcement vehicles, typically red and blue in the United States.

They signal authority and command other drivers to yield or pull over.

The distinctive pattern is designed to be visible from all directions and distinguishable from other emergency vehicles.

Police lights appeared in my rearview mirror.

Related

emergency · emergency vehicle · cruiser · patrol · law enforcement · strobe · pursuit · chase · on the run · pullover · cop · warning · beacon · speeding · arrest · highway · night · reflection

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Opposites
visibility/signaling

police lightsdarkness

Total absence of light

unmarked · stealth mode · blackout · lights off · inconspicuous

authority/emergency status

police lightsunmarked car

Disguised police automobile

private car · off-duty

sensory modality

police lightssiren

Wailing alert device

police siren · horn · air horn · loudspeaker · PA system

Family

police, lights, policing, policed, polices, light, lighting, lighted, lighter

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G