Society Journal

In today’s society of “get it done fast” and “get it done now,” more and more people are using their cell phones everywhere they go including in the car.  Study after study has shown that using a cell phone while driving is very distracting and is the cause of many accidents on today’s busy highways.  There are laws in the works to prevent drivers from using their cell phones as they drive; however this will not stop many people, especially young people and business people, from using their cell phones while they drive.  One way to help prevent accidents is to help distracted drivers by alerting them to various traffic signs using solar powered signs wherever possible.

Solar powered traffic signs help save lives by alerting distracted drivers to traffic signs with flashing LED lights powered by the sun.  A missed stop sign can have a devastating effect on more than one car or pedestrian at a street crossing; however by placing a solar powered stop sign with the flashing LED lights at each corner, more accidents will be prevented because the flashing LED lights will help attract the attention of distracted drivers and they will hopefully heed the warning of the sign.

A solar traffic sign could not only save lives but save communities thousands of dollars on their budget because solar powered signs use the sun’s power to generate the flashing LED lights instead of pricey electrical cords which would run up an electric bill.  Additionally, power cords or extension cords are not needed for the solar powered signs; therefore making them safer to use than their counterparts that do use extension cords to run flashing lights to help warn drivers.

Distracted drivers can be found everywhere people and vehicles are used.  When you add pedestrians to the mix, fatalities and devastating consequences could be a waiting around the corner.  Solar powered traffic signs could be custom-made to fit any business such as the highway department, farm lands, construction areas or even a Georgia fly fishing area where ATVs and golf carts and pedestrians coexists on the back roads.

Solar powered traffic signs consist of four or five red, yellow or orange flashing LED lights and come in a variety of designs.  Solar powered traffic signs could be directional signs, stop sign ahead signs, traffic lights ahead signs, deer crossing signs, pedestrian crossing signs, school bus stop signs, school signs, emergency vehicle entrances and exits signs, heavy equipment in use signs, beware of power line signs, watch for falling rocks signs and speed limit signs.

Society will always have distracted drivers, whether they are on their cell phone or laws are passed banning cell phone use in vehicles, there will always be a distraction for drivers and one of the solutions is solar powered traffic signs.