Community Safety
“Land of the Speed Hump” Seeks New Traffic Calming Solutions
A southern Pennsylvania community has earned the dubious distinction as the “land of the speed hump”, according to Councilman David Ball. The Peter’s Township Council receives many requests for traffic calming measures that in the past would be answered by installing speed humps. However, city council members are no longer in favor of speed bumps…
Radarsign Rolls Out Remote Access with Support for SPOT Devices School Zone Beacon Systems
Radarsign is making remote access and management of radar speed signs more affordable than ever before with the debut of a brand new, proprietary technology—EZ Comm. EZ Comm allows for efficient management of radar speed signs from any location via any internet enabled computer or smartphone. Flashing beacon systems originally purchased from SPOT Devices are also supported.
Radarsign in the News: Radarsign and PEDS
Manufacturing the world’s most durable driver speed signs is not the only way Radarsign is making roads safer, especially when it comes to pedestrian safety. As reported by the Forsyth News and the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Radarsign’s co-founder and managing partner, Charlie Robeson, will be lending his expertise to PEDS as a member of the Board of Directors.
Throwback Thursday: Busy urban neighborhoods take the initiative to slow speeding drivers
Originally posted Feb. 2010, this is a great refresher: An early success story about the installation of driver feedback signs in busy urban neighborhoods shows what happens when residents take the initiative to slow down speeding motorists on their own streets. The signs perform double duty as they both slow down drivers and collect data,…
Expensive Winter Weather Offers Free Transportation Study Insights
From New York to Denver to Washington, D.C. to Michigan to Vancouver, a new term is making international news. #Sneckdown – a portmanteau of the words “snow” and “neckdown” has become a phenomenon across the United States and Canada. Neckdowns, sometimes called curb extensions, are used to increase visibility as well as reduce crossing time…
Radarsign® Celebrates 10 Years of Traffic Calming
February marks the 10-year anniversary for one of metro-Atlanta’s up-and-coming manufacturers. Launched in 2004, Radarsign® established new industry standards for traffic-calming solutions with the debut of the world’s first armored driver feedback signs, which are vandal, weather and bullet-resistant.
The Real Costs of Traffic Calming
Construction-based traffic calming efforts, like traffic circles, come with a hefty price tag and take precious time to institute. Some residents of Kent, Wash., who are concerned about the dangerous speeding on their neighborhood streets, may have to wait over a year before the city can implement their plan to build costly traffic circles. The…
Colorado-Based AM Signal, Inc. Now Distributing World’s First Armored Driver Feedback Sign From Radarsign®
A new operating partnership between Radarsign®—the manufacturer of the world’s first armored driver feedback sign—and Littleton, Colorado’s AM Signal, Inc. provides rights of distribution for Radarsign’s traffic-calming products to customers in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah.
Radarsign® Sales to Law Enforcement Agencies Surge by 88 Percent
Radarsign celebrates 10 consecutive years of revenue growth–a decade of year-over-year increases in signs sold–making them one of the top two U.S. suppliers of radar speed signs.
Slower Traffic Saves Lives
Slowing down traffic reduces traffic accidents. Beyond that, traffic accidents that occur at lower speeds are less likely to result in fatalities. Portland, OR experienced 23 deadly crashes in the first six months of 2013. This is a marked increase from the 17 in 2012 during the same number of months. Local police are stepping…
Now Available: Universal School Zone Traffic Calming Guide from Radarsign
Implementing a comprehensive school zone traffic calming plan in 2014 just got whole a lot easier with the release of the “Best Practices in School Zone Traffic Calming” guide from Radarsign™, America’s School Zone Safety Partner.