[Porsche-O-Phile]

I've wondered about this too. Supposedly the purpose of extra lights, colored "emergency" lights, etc. is to increase safety by ensuring that approaching drivers see the emergency vehicles but the trend is that they're COMPLETELY overdone. There are so many bright, blingy, flashy lights all over police cars, ambulances, fire trucks and even construction vehicles and tow trucks now it's crazy. I find them very distracting (especially at night) and suspect they're actually DECREASING safety because they're so intense and chaotic. It seems it's become more about which department / organization can out-light-show the others than it is about motoring safety now. Crazy. Wonder if they've caused any epileptic seizures too. Wouldn't surprise me...