Solar signs are safer signs because they are powered by the sun, and they don’t use power lines. The pedestrian crossing signs, stop signs, and yield sings are all traffic signs that promote safety and help to prevent accidents. Solar signs can flash for more than two weeks without the sun. Even blackouts won’t stop these signs from working.  This is an additional safety benefit that sun power provides.

 The solar powered stop sign has four flashing LED lights that continuously flash.  This sign is much easier to see than a regular stop sign, especially at night. These lit signs shine through fog and are visible when it rains. They make it safer for pedestrians to cross the street after dark. The solar powered pedestrians signs are another safety advantage for pedestrians and some have the newer alternating flash, which gets more attention from drivers.  These safety signs are very important to use in industrial areas, where accidents are more likely to happen. These signs are made specifically for industrial and petrochemical plants which help prevent many accidents at work. Sometimes signs are made to prevent accidents, or made specifically for certain traffic or terrain conditions. An example is a sign that lets drivers know that a fire truck is pulling onto the highway, which drivers couldn’t otherwise see because of a hill blocking their view. The fire truck driver uses a remote to make the sign flash as he is leaving his station, which alerts drivers whose view is otherwise blocked by the hill.

Solar powered stop signs use LED technology to keep children safer as people drive through school zones. The flashing lights draw more of the driver’s attention to the sign than an ordinary stop sign. The movement and light stands out, whereas a standard stop sign is more easily ignored. It doesn’t prompt the driver like a flashing sign does.

A flashing pedestrian sign helps school crossing guards protect children going to and from school.  The various safety signs powered by the sun ensure that there is less power lines in a school zone.  This is important when storms occur because there are less power lines to go down and cause a safety hazard. A solar sign for pedestrian crossing can help prevent accidents and injuries of school children. A safety sign that flashes will get a child’s attention much faster than an ordinary sign. After all, kids are busy playing and horsing around when they are outside and they need additional help to keep safe and injury free. A solar sign for all of the school safety requirements is much more environmentally friendly. It uses a renewable resource and it keeps going when there is a brownout or black out so a child’s safety isn’t jeopardized because the source of power is down.  If a pedestrian crossing sign, stop sign, or yield sign is needed by a school, the sun powered signs are the best choice. They work in all types of weather and can be seen through fog.