Thursday, August 2, 2012

Installing Dynamic Signs Lowers Accident Rates

By Jessie Mccafferty


Signs that can change can be a valuable tool for your local government to use in traffic control. Signs with changing displays are in place on areas of the autobahn, and include radar, changing speed displays, alternate routes, and systems that may sense specific types of weather and warn motorists of hazards like fog or ice.

The signs change when weather might make conditions dangerous to travel too fast. The display changes to slow traffic when the roads are congested. They can also help slow the basic flow of traffic when vehicles are approaching or passing into construction areas. The autobahn uses these types of signs for over 800 miles, with more being added as the effort is expanded into other heavily-used expressways.

The recommended maximum speed on the majority of the autobahn is around 81 mph. A speed limit isn't enforced on massive stretches of the road system, but drivers tend to heed the dynamic signs alerting them that slower speeds are endorsed. The German central authority has estimated that inside 3 years of installation, the signs were responsible for helping to drop the number of accidents by about 30%, far surpassing their expectations.

If the autobahn accident rate dropped that dramatically, then these signs can also work on streets with an enforced speed limit, too. They've been shown to make a contribution and control traffic far better than static speed limit signs.

Fine quality speed signs that display variable speeds are a great choice, but it's even better to also get wireless connectivity. This makes it easy to modify the speed limit and programme the sign in a selection of ways. Basic signs can display a speed limit set to change at defined times. You can also use radar signs that notice the speed of approaching autos and flash the speed limit, primarily based on pre-programming.




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