Category: Traffic

Reducing traffic fatalities using the Safe Streets for All grant

Ever since it was signed into law in November 2021, everyone in the transportation industry has been talking about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The $1.2 trillion package—the largest of and most comprehensive infrastructure bill in U.S. history—will fund everything from road and bridge improvements […]

How We’re Responding to COVID-19

As you are aware, COVID-19 has created unprecedented levels of disruption and uncertainty around the globe. In the midst of this, we wanted to let you know about some of the steps we’re taking at Carmanah to help blunt the impact of the virus in our community, while continuing to support you, our valued distributors […]

Introducing StreetHub™ Connected Beacons and Signs

Around the world, cities are becoming more livable, workable, and sustainable thanks to the rise of so-called “smart technologies.” Trash cans now alert waste management workers when they need to be emptied. Traffic engineers adjust and coordinate signals to improve traffic flow. Transit riders routinely access real-time scheduling information from their smartphones. Today we’re excited […]

Vandalism Testing of SpeedCheck Radar Speed Sign

  SpeedCheck’s Built-In Protection The SpeedCheck display is protected by a shatter-resistant polycarbonate window combined with an inner LED flex board that acts like a shield and absorbs impact, keeping its internal components safe from damage.   Our Product Technologist team conducted three testing experiments to prove how robust the SpeedCheck system is. We tested […]

Exploring School Zone Safety Treatment Options

    Ensuring drivers see and react to signage starts with effective products and proper placement Ensuring that drivers see, acknowledge, and obey signage is always important, but is especially vital in school zones, where young people are traveling to and from school. Children often take the shortest and most direct route each day to […]

Funding and Grant Opportunities for Traffic Safety Projects

  New resource page explores grant resources for traffic safety projects   Traffic calming and walkability projects often require significant budgets, which can stretch municipalities beyond their means. Many grants and other funding sources are available at the federal or state level to help supplement budgets in smaller communities, but where do you start? Carmanah […]

Carmanah Supports Vision Zero

  What is Vision Zero? In the U.S. alone, 40,000 people are killed in traffic crashes each year. In the past, the school of thought said traffic-related deaths are inevitable, and perfecting human behavior is the way to prevent collisions. Vision Zero a global movement toward eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while also increasing […]

What Is Traffic Calming?

  Traffic calming and Vision Zero work together for safer streets   About 1.25 million people die around the world per year in traffic violence, according to the Vision Zero Network, a leading advocacy group striving for zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries. In the United States, that number is about 35,000, according to the National […]

Carmanah Provides US Marine Corps with Amber 24-Hour Flashers

Carmanah's Solar LED Lighting Group has received and an order from the US Marine Corps (USMC) for an additional 12 units of its R247C solar LED amber 24 hour flasher. These units will be installed at a forward operating base in the Middle East for vehicle, air traffic and pedestrian operations. The US Marine Corps required the amber 24-hour flashers to provide safety and cautionary lighting for moving vehicles and air traffic around pedestrian areas.