Most drivers have encountered it: a vehicle stays in the left lane for miles while traffic begins stacking up behind it. This is commonly called “left-lane camping.” It may seem like a minor inconvenience, but improper use of the left lane can create congestion, encourage aggressive driving, and increase the number of risky maneuvers happening […]
Preventing work zone incidents requires more than advance warning. See how Michigan and other agencies are combining speed management, queue detection, real-time messaging, and traffic data to identify hazards before they become crashes.
Traffic backups are frustrating, but when congestion develops unexpectedly near a work zone, a routine delay can quickly become a serious safety hazard. The greatest danger is often not inside the work zone itself. It is at the back of the traffic queue, where vehicles traveling at highway speeds suddenly encounter slow-moving or stopped traffic.
Every person working along our roadways deserves to return home safely. The same is true for every driver and passenger traveling through a construction zone. Improving work-zone safety is a shared goal involving transportation agencies, contractors, equipment manufacturers, workers, and motorists. While barriers, signs, lighting, and proper traffic-control planning all play important roles, one of
Powering the Future of Portable Message Signs: The Benefits of LiFePO4 Batteries Portable changeable message signs often spend long periods in the field, where dependable power is essential. Whether a sign is supporting a highway construction project, emergency response, traffic control, or public safety operation, its battery system must provide reliable performance with minimal attention.
A regular maintenance check of battery health and service serves to minimize the frequency of emergency maintenance events on the sign. American Signal Company recommends that when the sign is retrieved that the sign is serviced in a well-lit and well-ventilated area at a temperature between 60⁰F and 80⁰F. Before continuing any service, please use
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