Category: Videos
Webinar: New Studies and a Brighter LED-Enhanced Sign
The improved LED-enhanced flashing sign system from Carmanah comes equipped with high-intensity LEDs in the smallest, most durable and affordable package. During this webinar, we review all of the new sign’s highly effective features and provide a summary of the latest research and field studies on where these signs are best served. Here’s what we […]
RRFB Crosswalk Bootcamp Self-Paced Learning Series
RRFB Crosswalk Bootcamp 2020 Self-paced Learning and Industry Resources Marked crosswalks are a clear benefit to pedestrians, but using them isn’t without risk. Rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFBs) can help, making crosswalks and/or pedestrians more visible, increasing safety and decreasing crashes by up to 47%, according to the FHWA. Want to learn more? Take our RRFB Bootcamp […]
Webinar: Installation Best Practices for Traffic Systems
Between site selection, shading, tilting, and wiring, there’s a lot that can go wrong when you’re installing a new traffic safety system. Our team has seen it all, and we’re keen to share our expertise. Join us for this webinar as we delve into some common but easily-avoided mistakes, and help ensure your next installation […]
Webinar: Overhead Lighting for Crosswalks
It’s getting more dangerous to walk after dark. Over the past decade, nighttime crashes have accounted for 90% of the total increase in pedestrian deaths. But there are ways to reduce the trend, including adding bright, pedestrian-level lighting at crosswalks. In this webinar, our business development representative Jesse Fraser explores how overhead lighting can help […]
Webinar: Solar 101 for Traffic Systems
Peak sun hours. Array-to-load ratio. System autonomy. Whether you can use these terms in a sentence or are scratching your head right now, you’re going to want to tune in to our Solar 101 for Traffic Safety Signals webinar. Our inimitable product technologist James Wehner will introduce the basics of solar sizing, why it’s so […]
Webinar: StreetHub™ Remote Connectivity
From trash cans to transit, it seems like everything these days is getting “smarter.” The expanding influence of the Internet of things (IoT) in our cities’ devices will further level up their safety and efficiency—and our beacons and signs are no different. In this webinar on our StreetHub remotely connected portfolio of beacons, we cover: […]
SpeedCheck Radar Speed Sign Vandalism and Environment Testing
Studies show that speed limit, advisory speed limit, and warning signs are all likely targets for vandalism. As radar speed signs loosely fit into these sign categories, they should be resistant to impacts and tampering in order to preserve the visibility of their display message and their positive traffic calming effect. The SpeedCheck® radar speed […]
School Zone Safety Part 3: Radar speed signs
Watch Part 3 of our school zone safety series According to the American Automobile Association, driving at inappropriate speeds—either faster or slower than posted limits—nearly triples the odds of being involved in a crash or near-crash. Slowing down traffic saves lives: according to the Texas Transportation Institute, in incidents with a vehicle traveling at 40 […]
School Zone Safety Part 2: RRFB for a School Zone Crosswalk
Watch Part 2 of our school zone safety series In 2017, there were nearly 6,000 pedestrian fatalities in traffic crashes. Over three-quarters of those fatalities occurred in non-intersection locations where speeds are faster, and driver yield rates are lower. Children age 14 and under account for more than 200 of these pedestrian fatalities and nearly […]