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    How many different sirens can a police car have?

    Question #63264. Asked by Aprial. (Mar 08 06 11:26 PM)


    PskateJ

    		There Are Several Different Sirens Its In Order To Let People Know They Are Coming And They Can Change the Sound Of The Siren If For Some Reason They Cant Hear Another One

    Mar 09 06, 1:20 AM
    davejacobs

    		Which of the 180 countries with police forces are you thinking of? Or is the answer the sum of all of them?

    Mar 09 06, 2:52 AM
    Baloo55th

    		In the UK, emergency vehicles usually have an siren system with Two-Tone (der-dah), Yelp (WowWowWow) and Howl (OOOooowwwwwwwOOOooowwwww). Howl is used when travelling at speed along a fairly clear major. You switch to Yelp when negotiating junctions. Two-Tone is not so often used, as it doesn't have the same penetrating power. The control box often has an amplifier and microphone as well. When using any of the sirens, the blue lights should be on as well. At night and on clear roads, just the blue lights suffice most of the time. These can be used for lesser emergencies, as well, when you don't have quite the pressure of time to need the sirens. (Been there, done that....)

    Mar 09 06, 7:01 AM
    xfacilitatorx

    		Wail, Yelp, Air Horn, Phaser, Manual, Two Tone, and more!

    This site sells the most Police sirens. I have seen them in the cars. PERSONALLY.


    http://www.whelen.com/details_prod.php?head_id=9&cat_id=66&prod_id=189


    http://www.whelen.com/details_prod.php?head_id=9&cat_id=66&prod_id=189

    Mar 09 06, 8:31 AM
    mementoflash

    		That's another big difference between the US and UK - the sirens we use.

    Mar 09 06, 1:30 PM
    Baloo55th

    		Whatever they use, it's an improvment on the old gong or bell.

    Mar 09 06, 3:20 PM

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