Jan 15, 2019 | Articles, Resources
The basics of Vision Zero Safety on our roads is not a new idea, but today’s Vision Zero initiatives aim to push communities further. What began in Sweden as a campaign to reduce or eliminate fatalities and serious injuries in traffic incidents is now a global...
Nov 20, 2018 | Articles, Resources
Changing the mindset of “streets are for cars” to “streets are for people.” Traffic calming is the use of physical road design and/or other measures to slow vehicles as they move through urban, commercial, and residential neighborhoods. It makes humans a priority over...
Jul 26, 2018 | Articles, Resources
What’s going on in Florida? Like many regions in the Sun Belt, Florida’s Orlando metro area experienced significant growth beginning in the 1960s thanks to the advent of air conditioning and, later, a surge in retiring baby boomers, among other factors. As a result,...
Apr 27, 2018 | Articles, Resources
Carmanah Technologies wrote the following for the IMSA Journal August 2014 IMSA Journal Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) are becoming an important part of the toolkit and a top choice for transportation professionals looking to improve vehicle yields rates,...
Apr 27, 2018 | Articles, Resources
The studies have proven it: rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) work. Yield rates can be as high as 96% where RRFBs are installed. That’s a huge increase when yield rates are as low as 18% with a simple painted crosswalk. If RRFBs are working that effectively...
Apr 27, 2018 | Articles, News, Resources
Learn What’s New in IA-21 vs. IA-11 On March 20, 2018, the Federal Highway Administration issued Interim Approval 21 – Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons at Crosswalks in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The Basics IA-11 is no longer valid:...
