What YOU Should Know About Emergency Vehicles

What you should know about emergency vehicles is critical. Picture someone—radio blaring, cruising down the highway—oblivious to the sirens heading their way… how important does visual identification of emergency vehicles become?

Although emergency vehicles may cause delays, they are not a nuisance. Because the emergency vehicle you stop for may be preventing a crime, salvaging property, or saving lives.

TKO Graphix helps over 70 agencies with emergency vehicle graphics. The key to emergency vehicle graphic design is identification. Because it’s critical for public safety that emergency vehicles are easily recognized and instantly identifiable.

I guess it’s something I’ve taken for granted, but if an emergency vehicle doesn’t immediately look like an emergency vehicle, it becomes a public safety concern. The agencies are doing their part–we, the public, need to do ours.

What To Do When Emergency Vehicles Approach

In your lane – Pull over to the nearest edge

In the opposite lane – Slow down or stop

(If you are) following – Stay 500 feet behind

Move Over Law

Between 1999 and 2009, more than one emergency worker per month was killed while assisting motorists on the side of the road.* When approaching an emergency vehicle on the side of the road – Move to another lane, if you’re unable to move, slow down to at least 20 MPH below the posted speed limit. *

Keep in mind, police may approach with lights only as to not alert criminal activity with sirens.

Remember to stay alert and look for emergency vehicles. They are serving you and me. Give the right of way to any vehicle flashing red, blue or amber lights. Let them do their job—safely.

The FEMA – Emergency Vehicle Visibilty and Conspicuity Study   shares a wealth of information regarding this critical aspect of emergency vehicle identification.

If you’re in law enforcement, or you’re part of a first response team, and would like help with your agency’s vehicle graphics, let us know, or call 1-888-544-8051.

*cited from The National Safety Commission.

Have You Said Thank You?

TKO Graphix is privileged to work with emergency teams, fire, police, and medical all over Indiana and beyond. We salute all the hero’s that operate these emergency vehicles. Because these men and women put themselves in harms way every day.  So, why not take a minute or two this week and stop by a station and show your appreciation for these life-saving public servants by simply saying thank you? Because, we’d be lost without first responders and emergency workers.

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TKO Graphix has been a national fleet and vehicle graphics company helping customers since 1985. We provide full-service graphic design, digital printing, screen printing, graphics installation, and removal of large format graphics.

TKO Graphix is a Certified 3M™ MCS™ Warranty graphics manufacturer. Our installation crews are 3M Certified and are employees of TKO Graphix, not sub-contractors.

We’re in our fourth decade of helping businesses, large and small, brand their fleet of tractor-trailers, service trucks, and company vehicles. Whether you have a fleet of thousands or a few vehicles, we are here to lead you through the vehicle branding process.

When it comes to making your graphics a reality — it all begins with our design department services. From a concept on paper to road-worthy advertising for your vehicles, the TKO Graphix design team can help bring your vision to life. Our team specializes in creating fleet and vehicle graphics while keeping your brand consistent across all types of vehicles in your fleet.