New York - Blue Lights Approved For Law Enforcement Vehicles

New York - Governor Pataki signed legislation authorizing law enforcement agencies to install blue lights on the rear half of the light bars on patrol vehicles. Most police vehicles in New York state have used red and amber lights.

The addition of blue lights, long sought by the New York State Sheriffs Association, is intended to make flashing police lights easier to see. The group says studies have determined blue lights are more visible than the traditional red and amber.
The legislation allowing the use of blue lights was also supported by the state Association of Chiefs of Police. But the organization had been pushing for converting fully to blue lights, and may still continue to do so.

A state police official in Albany said that the agency is evaluating a conversion to blue lights on trooper vehicles.