Driving a truck can be a dangerous occupation, especially if your truck breaks down. This is where truck strobe lights can be worth their weight in gold.

Breaking down on quiet roads is bad at the best of times, but when the visibility is bad or it is after dark your truck can become a stationary death trap.

I had a near miss when my truck broke down on a country road at dusk. Visibility was bad, and I had no strobe light to make others aware of my truck.

I was on a slight bend and another truck that was approaching me didn't see me until the last minute. Thankfully the driver had his wits about him and successfully swerved away from me, but things could have been very different.

Now I make sure that I have strobe lights for emergencies that I can put on the front and back of my truck so that other drivers can see me.

I chose strobes that were magnetic so you can place them wherever you want and remove them easily. There are of course other types of truck strobe lights to choose from, so see what is on offer and buy them if you are a truck driver.