Application: Crosswalks/RRFBs
University Campus Crosswalk Gains Pedestrian Safety with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons
Project Summary Pedestrian safety is imperative at the University of Calgary where every year they experience a higher volume of students, faculty, and motorists. These pedestrians, both day and night, need to cross high-traffic streets to access the interior of the campus. Alberta Traffic Supply, Carmanah Technologies’ authorized distributor for Alberta, was already working with […]
Carmanah Propels RRFB Technology Into the Open Market
Following the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) termination of the rectangular rapid flashing beacon’s (RRFB) interim approval in December 2017, Carmanah stepped up to help solve the issue. The news of both the termination and reinstatement of the RRFBs made national news due to the popularity of these safety systems. Extensive studies on RRFB technology, which uses […]
Cost Savings and Easy Installation on Rails-to-Trails Project Using the R920 RRFB
Project Summary Getting individuals out to bike or walk, ensuring children get to school safely, encouraging people to meet up and participate with a sense of community, to relish pastoral scenery with no fear of motorists and traffic, this was the goal of the Topsfield Rail Trail Committee, who built the Topsfield Linear Common Trail […]
ITE, FHWA and Carmanah Work Together to Reinstate RRFBs
ITE, FHWA, and Carmanah Rally to Keep Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons in Our Safety Toolbox May 2018 ITE Journal Given that RRFB devices are proven to save lives at pedestrian crossings on uncontrolled approaches, with hundreds if not thousands of these devices not yet installed but part of active construction projects, ITE members had considerable interest and concern. ITE leadership […]
Building a Walkable Future: Columbus Puts Crosswalk Beacons on Its Forward-Thinking Agenda
What do crosswalk beacons have to do with building a vibrant community? Columbus, Ohio, can tell you. Each year Columbus, Ohio receives more than 60 requests for crosswalk improvements across the city. For the officials considering these requests the crosswalks represent more than just pedestrian safety, they represent an opportunity to help the community achieve […]
FHWA terminates interim approval of RRFBs in the United States
UPDATE: March 22, 2018 Carmanah has purchased and disclaimed all patents on the RRFB, allowing the FHWA to reinstate it as an interim-approved product; the RRFB may be installed by following Interim Approval 21. See our press release for details. LEARN YOUR NEXT STEPS On December 21, 2017, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) terminated the Interim […]
FHWA Returns RRFBs to Approved Product List
Federal Highway Administration returns rectangular rapid flashing beacons to approved product list following Carmanah’s patent cancellation. Read More
The History of the RRFB
MR. R.D. JONES – INVENTOR OF THE RRFB (RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON) In 2018, Mr. Richard D. “Rick” Jones decided to sell his patents to Carmanah Technologies Corp. so that Carmanah could disclaim these patents. By disclaiming the patents, Mr. Jones’ lifesaving RRFB technology was placed in the public domain. Now, all manufacturers of traffic […]