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.

A solar powered traffic sign comes in a variety of sizes, shapes and directions.  There are directional signs with arrows which point to the left, the right or straight ahead; there are school crossing signs, pedestrian crossing signs, deer crossing signs; railroad crossing ahead signs; emergency vehicle entrance signs; danger ahead street signs and stop signs to name a few. Most solar powered traffic signs come with the option of having three or four red, yellow or orange LED lights that flash on and off to help grab the attention of drivers to the signs so they may heed the warnings of these traffic signs.

Solar power street signs and traffic signs save cities and towns countless untold amounts of taxpayer money in electric and gas as well as the emergency room services because these signs help cut down on the number of accidents from people running through stop signs or speeding near work zone or school areas – all of which could at fatal consequences.

Solar panels safety signs placed on traffic signs helped generate power to three or four LED flashing lights by collecting the sun’s ultraviolet light instead of using costly electricity or high price of gasoline to power a generator, both of which can be unsafe for the environment and those working around these types of signs.  Solar power traffic signs are both safe for the environment and workers who may be working below them or around them.

There will always be distracted drivers on the highways, streets and roadways; however solar paneled traffic signs will help these distracted drivers see warning signs because of their flashing LED lights moreover then they would regular non-flashing signs and this will help to save lives.

Not surprising to anyone, utility rates have been increasingly and steadily climbing over the past several years by an estimated 6 percent per year, with an unprecedented 30 percent jump in the past three years alone.  And due to the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuels, along with higher electricity costs, this rise in high price energy does not look to be slowing down anytime soon. This only adds to the stress of a homeowner’s already stressful existence because they may be worried about their mortgage payments or the possibility of losing their job or countless other worries that the recession has brought upon the average American family. 

One small bright side about installing solar panels is the government’s tax credit a homeowner receives for helping to save energy. The federal government tax credit for solar panel installation increased dramatically in 2009 from years past. A homeowner could receive a federal tax credit of up to 40 percent of net system cost after state rebates are deducted.  This credit is taken directly off the amount of income tax you owe at the end of the year. 

Individual homeowners are not the only people who are concerned about the environment and are using solar panel installers to install the large solar panels on their rooftops.  Additionally, many cities and states use solar powered safety signs to help keep traffic flowing and save lives from accidents because it distracted drivers.  A solar powered traffic sign comes equipped with LED flashing lights which are generated by the sun’s solar energy. 

Many schools and hospitals use solar powered pedestrian crossing signs in order to help alert distracted drivers to the possibility of pedestrians in the crosswalk.  Solar powered pedestrian crossing signs use a solar powered panel attached to the sign in order to generate three or four LED lights that flash on and off to draw attention to the sign and hopefully help avoid accidents.

Solar panel installation can help heat your home in the winter and cool it in the summer; thereby reducing both gas and electric bills by a substantial amount, even on cloudy days when the sun is not directly shining on the solar panels. 

Installing solar panels on the roofs of homes and office buildings can help decrease growing utility bill in addition to saving money on income tax returns. There are tax incentives by both the state and federal governments for those who install solar panels into their homes. The federal government tax credit for solar panel installation increased dramatically in 2009 from years past. A homeowner could receive a federal tax credit of up to 40 percent of net system cost after state rebates are deducted.  This credit is taken directly off the amount of income tax you owe at the end of the year. 

According to the National Appraisal Institute, a homeowner could increase their home’s value by $20 for every one dollar reduction in annual utility bills. This may not seem like a lot by itself but if you calculated over the course of a year or five years, it adds up to be a quite substantial amount.

Individual homeowners are not the only people who are concerned about the environment and are using solar panel installers to install the large solar panels on their rooftops.  Many city and state government buildings are also receiving grants in order to have these large solar panels installed on the city buildings in order to help save money on the utility bills the city may encounter and taxpayers have to pay.  Additionally, many cities and states use solar powered safety signs to help keep traffic flowing and save lives from accidents because it distracted drivers.  Most of these solar powered traffic signs come equipped with LED flashing lights which are generated by the sun’s solar energy.

There have been numerous research and safety studies in the media lately regarding distracted drivers, especially young drivers and cell phones; however all drivers could easily be distracted with something as simple as changing the radio station or talking to a passenger.  Cell phones are a major distraction and the latest news is that younger drivers are now texting while driving. A recent controlled insurance study proved that people who try to text and drive at the same time are 400 percent more distracted than a drunk driver.  Eating used to be the number one driver distraction the last time a study was conducted, followed by talking on a cell phone.  

A distraction could cause a driver to miss seeing a stop sign and cause a devastating accident.  With a solar powered stop sign and their LED flashing red lights, a driver has a greater opportunity of noticing the stop sign then a plain sign without the flashing red lights.

Solar traffic signs have many different uses from emergency room entrances to school zones and work zones, all of which need drivers to slow down and watch their speed in order to practice safe driving near extreme situations or small children. Nearly all state highway departments have implemented strict penalties consisting of high dollar fines and sometimes prison sentences for hitting a highway worker. The ‘slow work zone’ signs are there for a reason and if the orange barrels and cones aren’t enough to slow a speeding car down, then the flashing LED lights on the ‘work zone ahead’ sign should help.

Solar powered traffic signs come in a wide array of styles to fit any type of traffic need.  A city or state could order custom made solar powered traffic signs that fit within their budget and help to save the lives of their workers and citizens.

Solar powered signs use the sun’s power to generate flashing LED lights that surround the words on the sign in order to help drivers notice these signs and do what is indicated on the sign.  The LED flashing lights are usually red, yellow or orange and draw the attention of a driver to the sign so it can not be missed.  Because they use the sun’s solar power, there is no need for dangerous power cords or costly gas for generators to make these signs effective. Solar panel installers are trained professionals and the procedure to install a solar powered traffic sign is fairly straight forward and simple.

Solar powered traffic signs save lives by drawing a driver’s attention to the flashing lights on the sign in addition to saving money by using the sun’s solar energy.  Countless studies have been conducted as to what extent drivers are distracted by cell phone use, eating, talking, adjusting the radio or using a CD player, putting on makeup or reading and even text messaging while driving are all distracting to drivers.  This list does not even include someone who is distracted within their own thoughts from a bad day at work or a fight with their spouse.  Distractions will always be a part of a driver’s daily commute; however the solar powered traffic signs with the LED flashing lights will help bring a driver back to the “here and now” and help them to avoid potential accidents.

Countless research studies have been performed on drivers and the conclusion is the number one distraction of drivers today is not cell phones, they came in second, but eating while driving is the number one distraction. Several states are now banning the use of cell phones while a vehicle is in motion and texting while driving is prohibited in a growing number of states because one study provided proof that a person texting is distracted over 400 percent.

Highway departments run by a state or road maintained by local cities and municipalities are switching to the solar powered signs in order to save lives and money on their roadways and highways.  The LED (light emitting diode) flashing lights help to alert drivers to various street signage that they might otherwise miss if distracted or just not paying attention.

This advanced technology places a small solar panel on top of a pole on which a street sign is then attached.  The street sign has four or five LED flashing lights surrounding the various words on the street signs to help attract driver’s line of sight to the sign so that they might obey what the sign is ‘telling’ them and hopefully will save lives.

The advanced technology in solar powered signs allows these signs to be placed anywhere a street sign is needed.  There is no need for cumbersome or dangerous electrical wires, extension cords or expensive gas for generators to make the lights flash because it is all done through the sun’s solar energy.

Besides the solar powered pedestrian crossing sign, other solar powered signs include directional signs - the type with large black arrows - traffic light ahead signs, construction equipment signs, heavy machinery signs, farm equipment signs, dangerous curves ahead, pedestrian crossing signs, deer crossing signs, emergency vehicle exit or entrance signs, dead-end ahead signs or one way only signs and do not enter signs.

Solar powered street signs use the sun’s energy to generate power to three or four LED flashing lights in order to attract distracted drivers or any driver to the sign and have them do what the sign is ‘saying’.  For example, a solar powered speed limit sign installed near a school will help drivers to recognize they are entering a school zone and to begin slowing down to the designated speed limit because they have seen the flashing LED lights that highlight the speed limit on the sign.

Hospital zones, where emergency vehicles are racing in and out of traffic, can be helped with a solar powered traffic safety sign and solar powered stop signs.  Accidents involving emergency vehicles and other motorists can be avoided by using solar powered stop signs to alert drivers of an impending stop where they might not have otherwise seen the stop sign and continued through it into an accident.

On any given weekday around three o’clock in the afternoon, there are hundreds of thousands of children leaving schools all across the country and waiting school buses and parents in cars ready to whisk them away to after school activities or home for a snack like pizza or grapes.  Accidents can be avoided with solar powered traffic signs such as solar powered speed limit signs, solar powered yield signs and solar powered stop signs.

Colorful signs placed near hospital zones and school zones are often times not enough to save lives but a solar powered traffic sign with flashing red, yellow or orange LED lights have been proven to save more lives than a traditional metal sign with only the reflective tape.

Numerous construction company accidents have been lowered because of solar powered traffic signs and also in work areas, mostly along the highways where pedestrians and large heavy construction equipment share the road. 

Whether it’s a construction zone, school zone or hospital zone, solar powered safety signs and traffic signs can help to save lives.

In addition to solar powered traffic signs with the flashing LED lights, there are many different styles of solar safety signs available to construction companies, schools, colleges and universities, hospitals and emergency rooms facilities, fire departments and a city or town.  These solar powered traffic signs use the sun’s power to generate flashing LED lights which help to attract a driver’s attention to the traffic sign so they will adhere to what the sign designates they do.  For example, a solar powered speed limit sign installed near a school will help drivers to realize they are entering a school zone and to begin slowing down to the designated speed limit because they have seen the flashing LED lights that highlight the speed limit on the sign. 

Solar power installation is fairly simple because there is no need for long extension cords for electricity because the solar powered signs take their energy from the sun’s UV rays. 

LED solar sign lights, which are placed on solar traffic signs, help alert motorists to the many different hazards along their path.  Large construction vehicles entering and exiting a highway could have a solar powered traffic sign placed near the road to notify drivers of a construction vehicles impending action. 

Countless construction workplace accidents are down because of solar powered traffic signs where pedestrians and large heavy construction equipment share the roadway.  A driver of large heavy construction equipment may not be able to see a person on the road; however they will be able to see the solar sign panel and the flashing LED lights as they come up to a crosswalk in their work area.  These solar powered traffic signs will help to prevent many accidents.

Solar powered stop signs can have a dramatic impact for motorists and pedestrians near work zones, hospital zones and school zones where drivers are often times distracted and tend to speed without realizing what they are doing or plow through stop signs without seeing them.  Solar powered stop signs placed anywhere pedestrians and motorists coexist can help reduce the number of accidents by helping to alert a driver to what a posted sign is “telling” them.

Solar powered traffic signs that alert drivers to oncoming traffic in school zones have been used in and around many different college locations where there tends to be more pedestrians then cars.  Other school zones have also had much success with solar powered traffic signs and solar powered stop signs.  Often times when a parent is dropping off or picking up their student there are hundreds of children walking around in addition to large buses making distractions inevitable.  With solar powered traffic signs people are more alert to their surroundings and more lives are saved.

A solar powered safety sign near fire engine houses or hospital zones help insure drivers who cannot hear the sirens (perhaps the music is too loud) will see the flashing lights of a stop sign or a bright yellow fire engine sign and heed its warning. 

Large colorful signs posted near hospital zones and school zones are often times not enough to save lives but a solar powered traffic sign with the flashing red or orange LED lights have been proven to save more lives than a traditional sign.