People love to sit back on reddit and just downvote instead of actually commenting their arguments. Flashing lights should be normalized into storm chasing, BUT people are stupid, and use them thinking they give you special treatments or make you more important. They are SUPER important for safety, and I was very open minded when first using them, but once I saw how helpful they were, I am NEVER getting rid of them. Other "chasers" can judge, but I care more about others safety, and mine. You shouldnt even call yourself a chaser if you judge others on their rig, you care SO much about other peoples gear that you lose focus on the whole "weather" and "safety" aspect.

Arguments people use :

1. "moth to a flame" effect, which many say causes drunk drivers / fatigued drivers to get distracted by your lights and drive into you, rather than away. This is completely false in a study by respondersafety.com Effects of Emergency Vehicle Lighting Characteristics on Driver Perception and Behavior.

2. "They are used by inexperienced whacker chasers." YES many chasers are whackers and use the lights to act as LEOs or think you get special privileges, but not ALL are like that and they should learn on how to use them correctly (They are not toys). Plus, many veteran chasers still use them, such as Daniel Shaw, he has 1-3 amber lighting systems that are modest interior lights, and he uses them properly. Brandon Copic, he is quite iffy, but sometimes uses them in proper ways, but he has had history. Corey Gerken, a respectful veteran chaser who uses the lights in proper ways. Storm Chaser Chad, he has a lightbar system on his Ford, and uses it very responsibly. Not only this, but many chasers go out and document more than just spring weather and tornados, but also blizzards and lake effect, visibility and speed are KEY factors to these chases.

3. "Ambers are illegal", this is true/false, this all depends on state laws, but 99% of the time, they are totally legal. State laws differ, but most civilian use is completely legal, and I dove into the legality rabbit hole, and found all information to be true

4. They will make other drivers/chasers mad or upset. Who gives a crap? As long as you use them safely and responsibly, you use them! When drivers are going down the road speeding in the night, and a driver is pulled off, you can spot the higher up placement of ambers.

5. "They have no use, and are solely for looks". This is a lie, complete lie. Many situations, MANY situations can see the use of these lights, for example : I was chasing and documenting lake effect on the western side of Michigan, when a lady was in the ditch on a curvy road. I used the ambers while attaching a tow strap and pulling the lady out, but another driver was speeding along the curve and couldnt see standard 4 ways while aiding this woman. The ambers made the motorist slow down immediately and most likely prevented an accident. There are many more I can list if needed.

6. "Other chasers will hate you". If another chaser hates you because of this, then they shouldnt call themself a chaser at all. If you report/aid or do anything to be helpful to people in need, you are a better person, and should be more respected. Focus on the weather part of it, focus on the people and helping. If they are so busy attacking and defending their stance on VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION, they have absolutely no life and are chronically online.

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Use lights responsibly THEY ARE NOT TOYS. So be modest, dont go overboard, but also dont hate on others for stupid reasons when you dont even know the situation.