Beacons

[Noxii]

Hello Truckers!

 

 

Most of you probably have two or more of these on your trucks in-game, after playing for some time on the EU#1 server now and getting Tics from all the trucks passing with like 10 beacons flashing super fast it makes me wonder the following:

 

Do you know when to use your beacons?:

 

Do you know when beacons should be used?:

 

When do you think it's right to use beacons?:

 

When do you use your beacons?:

 

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This is what I think:

You certainly don't need to use your beacons when pulling a trailer with potatoes on A1, Potatoes are neither wide nor long that beacons are needed.

 

You certainly don't need to use your beacons just because you have some.

 

You certainly don't need to use your beacons just because you're pulling a lowboy trailer(with for example forklifts on.)

 

You should by any means use your beacons when pulling a lowboy with wide or long cargo on it that points out of the trailer(as long as it fits, it ships) so as long as it's inside the trailers in the game it's not considered wide cargo and no beacons are really needed. What I know there's only 1 or 2 trailers that are actually considered wide cargo in the game and one of those is this one you see below.

 

You should also by any means use your beacons if you had an accident and are in some way might be in the way (you should however clear the road as fast as possible), another good reason for usage of beacons can be to warn other drivers of for example a pile up or traffic jam or an oncoming accident.

 

These are the 3 reasons I think usage of beacons is appropriate, what do you think?

 

I don't know about other countries but in Norway you may face a fine for unnecessary use of beacons.

 

[mikson]

Thanks for this guide. For sure more players will understand now the rules of using beacons.

But I think anyway there still will be some trolls, that will turn on ten beacons even while driving without trailer...

[[VIVA] Savage Frog]

I personally only use the beacons that come on certain trailers- not a fan of them to be honest.

 

But I love the guide- very informative

[Caesius]

I use beacons when carrying heavy or fragile cargo in the hopes that being more visible will make other players less likely to collide with me...

I only put 2 beacon lights on my truck anyway as opposed to like 6. I'm not sure but it seems like the more beacons you put on the truck the more annoying they are and 2 is "just right" for visibility without being annoying.

[RayRay5]

I think generally the following rules allow the usage of beacons:

1 oversized load (too long, too high, too wide, too heavy > 27t payload)

2 maximum speed of admission for the trailer (those red/white circles with a number on the back of the trailer) is 15~20% or more below the allowed general speedlimit of the road type.

maximum speeds of trailers

all low loaders/vehicle loaders 70 km/h

glass panels/floor panels (modified low loader) 70 km/h

inside loader 80 km/h

car transporter 85 km/h

silo/elevator 60/70/80 km/h

flatbed 70 km/h

all others unlimited

3 Dangerous cargo (Hazardous, atomic/nuclear, acid)

[[VIVA] [BG] Vinnie P.B.]

I have not even installed it, If eventually I had to take long and / or heavy load (rare happened), 2 pieces of them on the roof (not on grills or anywhere else !) are enough. I turn on them only in the cities, in some situations or special cases. That is for me. Nothing more or less.

And I'd like to say to all which ''decorated by dozens allover the cab like a ugly GIPSY circus'' and kept'em non stop ON - you are childish noobs without any common sense''

 

Special congratulations to the author of this GREAT topic !  

[Rhendak]

You should never use beacons because it makes people with a shitty pc have their FPS drop even more!

 

(I use them when I go solo, in convoys we tell everyone to turn them off for the toaster-machines in the convoy)

[MrHarv98]

I hate beacons they make my truck look ugly and hideous!

I only have them on my Company truck and SEMS one, No other truck.. yeah it causes lag and tbh i dont even use beacons while doing 125t or 85ton challenge xD

[KillBones]

Thanks for the guide, very helpful 

 

I personally use beacons when I pulled that trailer:

 

[JTVL #1]

I use beacons when I have a trailer with beacon, if I'm stopped/slow on the road due to something blocking the road, or if I'm parked in the emergency lane on the motorway. I turn them off for busy cities (especially Laggerdam)...

[Csinc005]

I use them for trailers with beacons, High Powered Cargo DLC, ETS2MP Challenge 1 And ETS2MP Challenge 2

[Clashin_Jon]

Only for loads which are big like gas pipeline also if theres a blockage or im parked at side of the road

[Scar]

I only use them when there is a beacon on the trailer. I don't see any other use for them :s

[Njord]

I used to have two on my truck but i rarely used them, i had them more to depth to the truck instead of have only highbeams.

However i got bored of them and now i am just sticking with 4 highbeams.

[Euro_Trucker]

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