MX SeriesTM
Stop Sign Flashing Beacons and LED Warning Signs
Improve conspicuity and compliance with attention-grabbing warning beacons and signs.
Boost Road Safety with Carmanah’s 24 Hour Flashing Beacons
Every road presents unique challenges to traffic engineers looking to improve safety. When an intersection, blind corner, or other location is problematic, adding flashing beacons to new or existing signs can help boost sign conspicuity and compliance.
Carmanah’s 24-hour circular flashing beacons have been used effectively by municipalities for years, on applications from stop signs to curve warnings to fire stations. Now, cities can unlock additional safety features like remote access and alerts with our latest MX Series connected circular flashing beacons.
Warning beacons + connectivity:
R247-MX Stop Sign Flashing Beacon
Our newest MX Series stop sign flashing warning beacons take the already impressive capabilities of our best-selling R247 warning beacons and dials them up a notch—or two.
Here’s what you get with an MX RRFB:
- 3 years of free remote connectivity
- Actionable email and text alerts
- Remote system access via MX Cloud™
- Quick setup and local access with MX Field App™
- ‘Smart module’ design for simple installation and richer data
- Solar Power Report (SPR) prepared for every location
- Request purchase specs
Meets MUTCD Standards
Buy America / BABA compliant
3-year system warranty
Every MX system ships with 3 years free remote connectivity.
With MX, connectivity isn’t an add-on. We’ve embedded it into the hardware so that it automatically connects and reports to the cloud (and a free local app) the moment it receives power.
MX Lite
Get actionable alerts and a network-wide view of your systems.
3 Years Free | $79/year at year 4
Features (Core)
- Out-of-the-box connectivity
- System alerts (email/text)
- Remote asset management with GPS map view and more
MX Plus
Make changes to your system settings and access data from anywhere.
$99/year
All MX Lite features and
- Remote programming
- Knockdown alerts
- Data Charting
- …and more
MX Pro
Create, edit and set schedules in bulk and on-the-fly.
$249/year
All MX Plus features and
- Remote scheduling
- 5-year historical data
- Export functionality
- …and more
See 24-hour flashing lights in action
Watch this video to see our flashing beacon solutions in action.
Common signage issues and how flashing LEDs help
Carmanah’s stop and warning flashers increase sign compliance while ensuring seamless management for signal technicians.
Problem
- Drivers are continually blowing through stop signs.
- Regular commuters aren’t complying with new speed limits or other posted regulations.
- Drivers and pedestrians aren’t clearing the way for station-exiting emergency vehicles, causing safety issues and delays in response times.
- Drivers are ignoring temporary advisory warnings, including heavy equipment and seasonal chain-up requirements.
- Signal techs have to rely on the public to call in downed or non-functioning infrastructure.
Solution
- 24-hour flashing beacons increases conspicuity and awareness of stop signs, as well as driver caution and compliance.
- Beacons can help draw attention to new regulations and traffic flows with the onset of bright flashing lights.
- Carmanah’s R838 wireless beacon controller can be utilized by emergency personnel to give road users advance warning that vehicles are entering a roadway.
- Beacons can be activated only at certain times using either a manual switch or wireless beacon controller so that they’re more evident to drivers, especially commuters familiar with the route.
- MX beacons let identified personnel know as soon as there’s an issue, so they can get there and get it fixed—stat.
“You can see those beacons blinkin’ a solid mile away. We liked them so well we’ve already purchased more Carmanah solar beacons for our school zone signs.”
– Mike Villareal, Operations Foreman, Altus Tower
What types of signs use 24-hour beacons?
The applications are virtually endless. Add beacons to existing signage or on the approach to existing signage.
Solar-powered solutions offer affordability in remote locations
A 2006 Wyoming Department of Transportation study showed that 85.8% of the state’s fatal vehicle incidences occurred on rural roads, so they decided to install Carmanah’s flashing beacons with “stop ahead” warning signs. For these remote locations, solar-powered models were the best choice, with no trenching or wiring required that would have made this project prohibitively expensive. For many locations, solar-powered beacons are the most cost-effective and practical option. Learn more about Wyoming’s R247 beacons to see additional benefits.
We have completed installations like this one across North America and around the world. Here are some additional highlights:
- Challenging 4-way stop in Altus, Oklahoma, selects solar where power would be cost-prohibitive.
- Major US department store installs 24-hour flashing beacons in parking lots.
- US Customs and Border Protection location in Texas installs flashing beacons on existing poles to reduce speeds.
- Heavily shaded park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia chooses solar-powered LED flashers where grid power isn’t cost-effective.
LED flashing products & signs
Explore our flashing beacon and sign portfolio designed to boost stop and warning signage safety and visibility, ensuring drivers stay alert and aware around the clock.
LED Stop Signs and Warning Signs
WWD-MX
R247-MX
Connected, solar or AC-powered, flashing warning/stop sign beacons and signs.
R247-E (Gen 3)
Compact, self-contained, 15w solar-powered system for a single 24-hour flashing beacon.
R247-F (Gen 3)
Bright, 30w solar-powered system for up to four 24-hour flashing beacons.
R247-G (Gen 3)
LED Stop Signs and Warning Signs
WWD-MX
R247-MX
Connected, solar or AC-powered, flashing warning/stop sign beacons and signs.
R247-E (Gen 3)
Compact, self-contained, 15w solar-powered system for a single 24-hour flashing beacon.
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