Safer School Roads
The City
The Challenge
- New speed display signs that were highly visible and easy to maintain
- Signs that could be configured with flashing beacons to enhance driver awareness of school zones
- The ability to collect data on driver behaviour with user friendly reports
- Remote sign management so that all of the schools’ signs could be programmed from one location without the need to visit each individual sign
The Solution
Melissa Evans, the Traffic Operations Coordinator for Greenwich, obtained several quotes for speed display signs with school zone beacons that she thought could meet the Town’s needs, including from Traffic Logix. Greenwich has used Traffic Logix speed humps in the past and was already familiar with the company’s excellent reputation and customer service.
The SafePace 100 radar signs being installed at the Greenwich schools offer:
- Exceptional visibility of the LED digits so that drivers can clearly see their speeds
- Lightweight, compact design that is easy to install and doesn’t obstruct driver or resident views
- Speed violator strobe and flashing digits to alert drivers who exceed threshold speeds
- Flashing beacons to alert drivers that they are in a school zone
- Data collection that offers valuable traffic data and reports for analysis
- Remote management via the SafePace Cloud so that data from all the signs can be viewed and programmed from anywhere with an internet connection
The Benefits
One of the managers of operations at the plant commented, “it’s really great how we can download the data and share it with team members to show them how well they are doing. The response to the signs has been excellent; they have really been well received here as part of our protocol for excellence.”
The signs are currently in use at two branches of the manufacturing plants and reports are generated and discussed weekly. The company has found that in most cases the cars were already being driven with the care and precision they expected from their team members.
The SafePace 100 signs
- Provide the leading Japanese car manufacturer with an effective way to monitor driver behaviour
- Instill team members with a sense of awareness of the speeds they are driving at
- Notify drivers who exceed thresholds immediately with flashing digits and/or strobes
- Allow management to actively review driving performance and ensure that it meets with the unsurpassed standards of the car manufacturer