Sahuarita AZ Increases Driver/School Safety with STC Equipment
TEMPE, AZ - 02/21/2011 - The southern Arizona community of Sahuarita has
again increased school safety installing school zone flashers with radar
speed signs within the town.
STC was selected as the manufacturer to furnish two complete systems
consisting of dual 12-inch amber beacons with 3M DFBU driver feedback signs.
The systems are somewhat unique in that they allow the radar sign to operate
24/7 while the flashing beacons operate for a short time each day as
students enter and exit from school.
The system includes built-in data logging for the sign and Bluetooth
connectivity between the user's laptop and the sign. All settings for the
sign are made using the Bluetooth link and the configuration software
provided. The sign features a solid yellow speed display when motorists are
within the posted speed limit; flashing yellow when they are over; flashing
red for the second level of speeding; and solid red when excessive speed is
detected.
The display characters are 15-inches allowing good visibility to motorists.
To aid enforcement of the school speed limit the systems were equipped with
2.5-inch confirmation lamps at the rear of the assembly which face into the
school zone. The confirmation lamp allows police officers to see when the
12-inch lamps are flashing and the speed limit is reduced.
This school zone is the second in the town but represents the third set of radar/flasher systems purchased. Installation was completed by Pace Electrical of Tucson. Tino Rosas of STC provided field installation supervision for the project and set up of the radar sign at the time operation was initiated.
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