Alanna Mahr, Author at Carmanah Technologies

Carmanah’s WW400 wrong-way systems earn approval in Florida

Oct 21, 2022 | News

We are pleased to announce that Carmanah’s AC-powered WW400 Vehicle Detection, Warning and Alert System has completed testing at the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) test track and can now be found on FDOT’s Approved Product List (APL). It joins a...

Tips for installing advance pedestrian warning signs and RRFBs

Sep 29, 2022 | Articles

As a pedestrian safety countermeasure, the benefits of rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFBs) are well-documented. Commonly installed with crosswalk signage at midblock and other unsignalized crossings like roundabouts, they can increase driver yield rates to 98%...

SPEEDCHECK-12 added to Pennsylvania DOT’s Qualified Products List (QPL)

Sep 14, 2022 | Articles, News

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has recently added Carmanah’s SPEEDCHECK-12 portable radar speed sign to its Bulletin 15 Qualified Products List (QPL), meaning it is now eligible for use on all state-planned and funded projects. Like other...

Georgia DOT adds Carmanah RRFBs to APL

Sep 1, 2022 | Articles, News

We are pleased to report that the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has added Carmanah’s rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) to its Qualified Product List (QPL). This means all three of our current Gen-III systems (the R920-E, R920-F, and SC315-G) can...

New RRFB crosswalk gives students in Texas a safer route to school

Aug 25, 2022 | Articles, News

When students at Lamar Elementary in Wichita Falls, TX head back to school on Wednesday, they’ll be a little safer than they were last year. That’s because over the summer, the city installed two Carmanah rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) at the intersection...