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.

Solar powered pedestrian crossings signs are popping up all over the country, in hospital zones, school zones and construction work zones where pedestrians and vehicles need to coexist without the vehicles doing any harm to the pedestrians.

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.

Solar powered traffic signs use three or four flashing LED (light emitting diode) lights in order to attract a driver’s attention to a sign so that they will slow down, stop, yield or beware of dangers such as low power lines, railroad crossings or emergency vehicles entering and exiting the roadways.  These LED solar sign lights last much longer than regular light bulbs; therefore replacing them is not an issue and they are powered by the sun’s energy so there is no need to run an electrical cord or extension cord from an electrical outline to the sign.

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.

A solar traffic sign could save a municipality, city and state thousands of taxpayer dollars in energy costs by using the sun’s energy to generate power to flashing LED (light emitting diode) lights.   A solar powered traffic sign consists of three or four red or yellow LED flashing light surrounding the words on a traditional sign in order to draw motorist’s attention to the sign so that they will be able to do what is indicated on the sign.  These solar powered traffic signs cost next to nothing to maintain and run on a continuing basis because the LED lights last for a very long time so they do not have to be replaced and the sun’s energy generates the flashing lights for up to 12 continuous hours so there is no need for expensive electricity. There are many different styles of LED flashing lights for a safety sign that direct traffic to do different maneuvers such as directional signs pointing left or right and warning signs such as pedestrian crossing, school crossings, railroad crossings, deer crossing, danger: high voltage wires, danger: low bridge, danger: work zone, ‘stop here when flashing’ sign for a fire engine exit, yield signs, speed limit signs and traffic light ahead signs. Pedestrian crossing and school crossing sign are important when drivers and pedestrians need to share the road.  Often times, drivers will travel along, not paying attention or can become easily distracted by their thoughts or something within their car like the radio or a cell phone.  Many states are now banning cell phone usage in motor vehicles, making drivers pull over in order to use their cell phone.  The combination of a distracted motorist and pedestrians on the same road could spell disaster for both parties.  Flashing LED lights on a pedestrian crossing or school crossing sign will help to alert preoccupied motorists so that they are more aware of their surroundings. In addition to saving taxpayer money, solar powered traffic signs will ultimately save lives by helping distracted drivers pay more attention to traffic signs.

A solar sign is a solar powered traffic sign that uses the sun’s energy to generate three or four flashing orange, red or yellow LED lights that usually surround the word or phrases on the sign.  These solar powered signs are used across the country to help save lives.

A solar powered stop sign contains four red flashing LED lights connected to a solar panel that collects the sun’s ultraviolet rays to generate enough power to make the lights flash on and off continuously for up to 12 hours.  The reason for the LED flashing lights on a stop sign is to help attract the attention of distracted drivers so that they might see the stop sign and stop their vehicle instead of rolling through the stop and possibly causing an accident.

A solar powered safety sign has been shown in test after test to help distracted drivers see the traffic signs where they otherwise would have kept driving without heeding their warning.  Distracted drivers are the number one cause of accidents in the United States and this includes drunk drivers.  One may think cell phones is the number one distraction; however a recent study showed that eating while driving is the number one distraction and the number two distraction were cell phones.  Although more recently cell phone texting is becoming a major problem in many cities with younger drivers especially teens and young adults in their 20s, texting while driving is very distracting because it’s like typing on a tiny computer while trying to navigate the roadways.  Many hundreds of accidents have been attributed to texting while driving over the past few years.  Texting and driving is very dangerous and many states are trying to ban all cell phone use while driving making it illegal to drive and talk on the cell phone, which is using the cell phone in any capacity while your vehicle is in motion.  This means if you have to make a phone call while driving, you must pull off the road and park before answering the phone or making a phone call.

Before solar signs are placed on the roads and highways, they are placed in areas where they are deemed for experiment and tested to make sure they worked in overcast and cloudy days or with trees overhead which might block the solar panel; however the solar panel still performs its duty to collect the sun’s rays and generate enough power to flash the LED lights.

The solar paneled traffic signs are constructed of heavy-duty materials and can withstand all types of weather and the LED flashing lights help drivers see the warning signs and whiteout conditions during snowstorms and dangerous rainfall during thunderstorms.

If you own a construction business, a heavy equipment machine shop or any type of business where heavy equipment such as cement trucks or dump trucks are crossing where people tend to walk, then several solar signs would be a good idea to increase visibility of the heavy equipment and decrease accidents.

A solar powered stop sign, with LED flashing lights, draws attention to the stop sign better than a regular stop sign without the flashing lights.  Since the stop sign is solar powered, there is no need for a generator or any other type of electricity running to the stop sign. This saves a company thousands of dollars each year.

Having a solar powered safety sign at every intersection or crosswalk in your construction yard can help save many lives.  The solar powered safety signs have four flashing LED lights that draw attention to what the safety signs are saying.  These signs will help catch the attention of people when they are not paying attention to their surroundings, especially when trucks are passing by.

A solar sign even works on a cloudy day for up to 12 hours continuously flashing LED lights using only the sun’s power.  These solar safety signs are water resistant, so they work in the rain and basically all types of weather.  A company has even designed solar powered safety lights to be used alongside the solar powered safety signs.  These solar safety lights can be used anywhere light is needed, such as a construction site or to glide up under the hood of a car and are just as durable and bright as the solar signs.

Solar light towers save energy by not having to have a portable light fixture plugged in to an outlet; in a construction situation this could be a hazard to workers.  A solar sign and a solar powered portable light fixture also eliminate the need for diesel or gas driven generators, which saves your company thousands of dollars per year.  In addition, without the cost of maintenance to a generator, there is no down time for your construction or workers.  Also, noise pollution is completely eliminated.

A solar light tower, combined with the solar safety sign, can give your company the peace of mind needed to continue operating in a safe and effective manner.  A solar light tower uses the sun’s rays to produce up to 12 hours of continuous operation.  Using a solar light tower saves money as well as energy if you are using the sun’s energy instead of electricity to keep the lights burning brightly.

Solar light towers can be used at construction sites, in machine shops, at auto mechanics shops, and even in your own backyard.  Anywhere there is light needed and no electricity or you wish to save electricity, a solar light tower can be used.  An LED flashing safety sign announcing the use of the solar light tower can be placed near the solar light towers so that people know they are there when they see the flashing lights.  Having the LED flashing safety signs draws attention to whatever wording is on the signs, in addition to people’s attention to safety concerns.

Many of the solar light towers are shocked and vibration resistant, making them perfect for any type of construction or power plants work area.  The solar light towers are also made with a portable 36” steel base making them practically indestructible.  They also come with a five year warranty from the manufacturer.

Whether it’s for a pedestrian area, school zone, construction site or plant site, solar signs have many features that make them the ideal safety sign that can be used for many different applications. These signs come equipped with a severe duty solar panel and are built with a high static loading capability and a solid state controller. They’re meant for long-term, heavy duty use with a deep cycle battery made to last and lighting voltage protection.