Solar Traffic Signals

 
Solar traffic signals are the next step after solar powered street lights and they work by signaling the flow of traffic around various areas and stops. They reduce the need for manpower to carry out the complex and dangerous job of trying to manage and navigate heavy traffic especially during peak hours.
 

Commonly Found Features

Most solar traffic lights use LED bulbs because they consume less voltage and generally last longer by saving power along the way. The solar traffic lights are designed to use a universally acceptable color code so that color blind people as well as people with various visual disabilities. There are small enclosures built within the solar traffic blinker which contains the controller and the battery. Much like other solar powered devices little or no maintenance is needed apart from an occasional clean up and checkup for the batteries in case they have leaked etc.
The traffic light can be used as an attachable device which can get power from an outside source such as a solar street light. This is when they are an auxiliary attachment that does not have its own battery and controller. Hand-held units are very popular for tweaking traffic lights and signs although they are run by a special program.
 

Benefits Of Solar Traffic Signals

• They use green and clean energy which is entirely renewable and in conjunction with other public goods such as street lights they can really reduce the carbon footprint of a city or a locality where they are used.

• Since power generation to run these signals is free, the public does not need to pay for electricity through increased taxes.

• They can be attached to other solar functioning devices such as a street light or solar traffic signs so that extra components do not need to be spent on in order to make the light operational.

• Costs of labor are minimized because these units do not need a lot of upkeep and the job of traffic controller can be made largely a luxury.

• Solar traffic signals do not need to be plugged into or connected with an external power grid as the battery they have in their control box is all that is needed to power the light day and night.
• Since they require very few components they are extremely effortless to install which only helps make the solar energy revolution all the more easier for municipalities to get a hold of.

For many years there have been reported problems with traditional traffic control systems such as their inadequacy to correctly gauge the flow of traffic or their ability to be pointlessly costly to maintain and install. Solar traffic signals are the way of the future because of their wanton self-sufficiency and implication for the environment. They are also designed to store power for days via the battery so that even if there is no sunlight for some time or days, they will continue their functions without any hassle.