Tag: Traffic Calming & Vision Zero
University Campus Crosswalk Gains Pedestrian Safety with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons
Project Summary Pedestrian safety is imperative at the University of Calgary where every year they experience a higher volume of students, faculty, and motorists. These pedestrians, both day and night, need to cross high-traffic streets to access the interior of the campus. Alberta Traffic Supply, Carmanah Technologies’ authorized distributor for Alberta, was already working with […]
Solar Beacons Help Altus, Oklahoma Solve Complex Challenges in a Rural Location
An installation of Carmanah R247E warning beacons helps Altus, OK, city officials overcome power supply and cost challenges to enhance the safety of a rural four-way stop intersection. (photo courtesy of The Altus Times) The City of Altus, Oklahoma had a problem. A problem that looked like a four-way stop in a rural location that […]
The History of the RRFB
MR. R.D. JONES – INVENTOR OF THE RRFB (RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON) In 2018, Mr. Richard D. “Rick” Jones decided to sell his patents to Carmanah Technologies Corp. so that Carmanah could disclaim these patents. By disclaiming the patents, Mr. Jones’ lifesaving RRFB technology was placed in the public domain. Now, all manufacturers of traffic […]
Speedcheck Radar Speed Signs Prompt Cheers from Parents and an Award by the PTA in Escambia County Florida
Local traffic department receives award and thanks for helping to slow cars along busy route to school PORTLAND, OR, January 5, 2012 – The parents of Blue Angel Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida presented an award earlier this month to the Escambia County’s engineering traffic department in appreciation for two brand new SpeedCheck radar speed […]
Carmanah’s Solar-Powered Dual LED Flashers Improve Pedestrian Safety in British Columbia Park
Carmanah's R829 solar-powered dual LED flashing beacons have functioned successfully through the winter in the Cathedral Grove area of MacMillan Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Major US Department Store Installs Carmanah Flashing Warning Lights
The global head office of a major US department store is getting a safety upgrade with Carmanah’s solar technology. Installed throughout the parking lot of the busy office facilities, Carmanah’s R247C solar-powered flashing beacons are helping to draw driver attention to stop signs. With a great deal of activity and traffic, parking lots can create […]
Carmanah Supplies Solar Stop Beacons to Three California Cities
Carmanah has received orders from roadway agencies in California to install 14 units of its R247C solar flashing beacons. These will be installed at various all-way-stops in three California cities. Carmanah’s R247C flashing beacons will be used to address visibility problems at various all-way-stop locations, where stop signs are not being acknowledged and drivers are […] Carmanah “Lighting the Way” on British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky Highway
Carmanah has been contracted by Peter Kiewit & Sons, the official contractors for the Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project, British Columbia, Canada, to supply a preliminary order of three R247C solar-powered flashing roadway beacons. These beacons will be installed along Highway 99 that links West Vancouver with Whistler, BC, the location of Athletes Village and primary […] BC Ministry of Environment Installs Carmanah Solar LED Pedestrian Beacons at British Columbia’s Cathedral Grove
Carmanah’s Roadway Division has supplied the BC Parks Division of British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment with six R829 solar-powered LED flashing beacons. These units will be installed in the summer of 2006 in the province’s famous Cathedral Grove area of the MacMillan Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. MacMillan Provincial Park on Vancouver Island features one […]