Skip to main content

Tapco launches pedestrian crossing illuminator

Tapco (Traffic and Parking Control Co) has launched the SafeWalk Crosswalk Illuminator in a bid to increase nighttime visibility at pedestrian crossings.
By Ben Spencer February 17, 2020 Read time: 1 min
Pedestrian crossing (© Uatp1 | Dreamstime.com)

Morgan Marks, Tapco's director of marketing, says the illuminator uses a “flood light on the approach area of the crosswalk and a beam light on the middle — making pedestrians clearly visible and hard to ignore.”

Tapco says the Crosswalk Illuminator activates concurrently with LED-enhanced warning alerts, fits on most intelligent warning system poles and comes with a rugged enclosure to withstand hard weather.

The solution is expected to work in tandem with Tapco’s pedestrian solutions like the Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons, BlinkerSigns and BlinkerBeacons.  

 

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • CV app boosts school zone safety, says study
    October 28, 2021
    Drivers operated in Stealth/Off, Audio On and Audio/Visual On conditions 
  • Bosch LED-based illuminator
    February 2, 2012
    Bosch Security Systems has launched the new Aegis SuperLED, a high performance LED-based illuminator with rugged IP66 rated construction and long-range surveillance capabilities of more than 300 metres. Well suited to integrate with Bosch's Dinion cameras, the unit, which is available in 850nm and covert 940nm infrared options, features Bosch's 'constant light' technology which automatically controls and adjusts light output to compensate for LED degradation.
  • 3M reimagines approach to safety
    March 29, 2022
    3M which, for over 80 years, has engineered infrastructure solutions to improve the safety and mobility of our roads is inviting visitors to re-envision the future of urban roads. It’s a future where traffic accidents in urban areas can be reduced. Even eliminated.
  • Study shows curve warning systems ‘reduce crashes’
    February 24, 2016
    A study by the US Federal Highway Administration’s Highways for Life has found a small but consistent reductions in mean and 85 percentile speeds on dangerous bends through the use of Tapco’s BlinkerChevron dynamic curve warning and guidance system (DCWGS) instead of static warning signs. The system's detects oncoming vehicles up to 90m (300ft) from the curve and will trigger the flashing LEDs on the signs if the vehicle’s speed exceed a predetermined level to warn the driver of the dangerous curves with e