Why is SafeZone unique - and better?
While in-road lights are nothing new, SafeZone offers a unique combination of features that make it very different to other systems, whether battery/solar powered or externally powered (ie hard-wired).
Firstly, because the in-road lights are battery powered (using long-life Lithium Ion storage cells), they're smaller and hence easier to install, and therefore less expensive than hard-wired systems. This also means that a SafeZone system won't fail because of an external power failure; and that it can be used in areas where external (mains) power isn't available or cost effective to provide (eg a railroad crossing in a remote country area). Further, they can be used in places that solar powered lights can't, including areas that receive insufficient sunlight.
Secondly, because the lights are radio controlled AND can have their flashing patterns and operational status (eg, battery charge left and fault reports) controlled and monitored remotely, they can be used in a wider range of applications: from indicating that a school zone is active; to indicating that a pedestrian crossing is about to be used; to an ambulance leaving its station; to markimg the lanes and road edges in areas prone to fog.
SafeZone lights are activated and monitored by an array of roadside (radio/wireless) repeaters that can be externally powered, or powered via solar cells. However, in the event of a roadside controller failure, the in-road lights have in-built 'smarts' that allow an array to remain active: for example, a school zone array will still turn itself on and off , because of the on-board computers know what days and at what times the lights should be on, even if the lights fail to see an activation command from the roadside system.
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