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A removable vehicle directional light unit for use on a police or emergency vehicle which will be highly visible from a long distance for directing traffic to one or more specified lanes to reduce congestion and avoid accidents, particularly accidents involving police and emergency vehicles parked i

A removable vehicle directional light unit for use on a police or emergency vehicle which will be highly visible from a long distance for directing traffic to one or more specified lanes to reduce congestion and avoid accidents, particularly accidents involving police and emergency vehicles parked in the vicinity. The device is removably installed onto the rear window, mounted on the rear deck, or mounted on the trunk or top of the vehicle when in use and has a plurality of highly visible flashing lights configured in the shape of an arrow pointing in the direction leading away from a traffic blockage. The vehicle directional light unit includes a control box with a selector switch and flasher units to cause light groupings to flash in a selected pattern indicating the intended lane or lanes which approaching traffic should use.

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1. A vehicle directional light unit consisting of: a horizontal base frame member including a plurality of LED lamp units permanently attached in a spaced apart relationship with one another and in electrical communication with one another, said base frame member including a first distal base member

1. A vehicle directional light unit consisting of: a horizontal base frame member including a plurality of LED lamp units permanently attached in a spaced apart relationship with one another and in electrical communication with one another, said base frame member including a first distal base member end and a second distal base member end;a first longitudinal arm member hingedly attaching to a top surface of said first distal base member end projecting upwardly over said base frame member at a selected acute angle with respect to a top surface of said first distal end of said base frame member, said first longitudinal arm member and said first horizontal base member forming an outwardly pointing arrow, said first longitudinal arm member including a plurality of LED lamp units permanently attached in a spaced apart relationship to one another and in electrical communication with one another and said LED lamp units of said base frame member;said first longitudinal arm member and said second longitudinal arm member folding inwardly aligned toward one another and resting on said top surface of said base frame member;a second longitudinal arm member adjustably hingedly attaching to a top surface of said second distal base member end projecting upwardly over said base frame member at a selected acute angle with respect to a top surface of said second distal end of said base frame member, said second longitudinal arm member and said second horizontal base member forming an outwardly pointing arrow, said second longitudinal arm member including a plurality of LED lamp units permanently attached in a spaced apart relationship to one another and in electrical communication with one another and said LED lamp units of said base frame member and said LED lamp units of said first longitudinal arm member;said base frame member including at least one attachment member permanently attached to a bottom surface of each end Of said base frame member;a flasher unit switch control box selectively flashing a selected group of said LED lamps comprising at least one LED of said first longitudinal arm and at least one LED of said base frame member or comprising at least one LED of said second longitudinal arm and at least one LED of said base frame member on and off when a left or right flashing mode is selected by a selector means, said flasher unit switch control box flashing only the LEDs of the selected group, wherein each LED of said selected group is flashed one at a time or together in succession from right to left, left to right, over and over forming a flashing arrow;said flasher unit flashing a plurality of LED lamps sequentially and in succession from left to right repeatedly or sequentially and in succession from right to left repeatedly, depending on the direction for directing traffic flow;said LED lights are selected from the group consisting of alternating red LED lights and blue LED lights; andsaid base frame member attaching to a vehicle interior adjacent to and visible through a rear window of said vehicle by attachment means. 2. The vehicle directional light unit of claim 1, wherein said base frame member mounts to a shelf under said rear window of a police, emergency or utility vehicle. 3. The vehicle directional light unit of claim 2, wherein said attachment means comprises at least one magnet removably fastening said base frame member to said shelf under said rear window of said police, emergency or utility vehicle. 4. The vehicle directional light unit of claim 1, wherein said LED lights comprise a flashing arrow with LED lights in alternating red and blue colors.