Solar Powered Pedestrian Crossing Signs Work While On School Campuses

Solar powered pedestrian crossing signs are similar to regular pedestrian crossing signs, only they have one or two solar powered panels protruding from the sides of the pole the sign perches on in order to collect the sun’s ultraviolet rays to help generate power to the flashing LED lights.  These flashing LED lights help pedestrians and drivers who may be distracted become alert to what is going on in their surroundings.

Distracted drivers are the number one cause of accidents today and this includes drivers who insist on driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs; those drivers who are driving while talking on their cell phone or sometimes texting on a cell phone which is extremely dangerous because it takes the driver’s eyes off the road and their concentration is on punching letters on a tiny keyboard rather than on the other cars and possible pedestrians on the road.

A solar power pedestrian crossing sign would work well on a school campus across the country, from elementary schools to high schools to college campuses in which pedestrians and vehicles need to coexist safely and without incident.  At elementary schools all across the country, flashing out lead to a light on stop signs and pedestrian crossing signs helped in the job pedestrian cross walking guards because they help alert children to oncoming traffic and remind them to stop and look both ways before crossing the street.  These flashing LED lights that surround the word ‘STOP’ are generated by the sun’s energy even on cloudy and overcast days.

College campuses have thousands of pedestrians walking and bicycles riding in the middle of the streets, in addition to cars, each try to navigate the same streets so a solar powered safety sign would be a great addition to help with the safety issues of a college campus.

There has always been an ongoing debate on whether pedestrians or automobiles have the right-of-way near closed campuses in which students are going from their dorm rooms or sorority or fraternity houses to the campus and cars are busy trying to get where they need to be.  Even though there are crosswalks clearly marked on every street, college students do not always use these and drivers are not always paying attention which is a deadly combination.