Back to School, Back to SAFETY!
It’s back to school time and that means more traffic around school zones.
The data on school zone safety are mixed:
83%
of public schools have school zones immediately surrounding the school
39%
of public school leaders report that traffic patterns around their school present threats to students’ physical safety while commuting to school
65%
of public schools lack traffic calming measures in the area immediately surrounding the school
From our perspective, those stats embody the good, the bad, and the ugly. As municipal suppliers with a wide traffic safety portfolio, we applaud the prevalence of school zones. However, we care deeply about children’s safety, and are troubled that a large group of educators believe their students are in danger due to traffic hazards.
Most concerning, 65% of public school zones do not have traffic calming measures in their surrounding areas—which presents a tragedy waiting to happen.
But the tragedy is largely preventable with the right traffic calming and safety measures. Glenco offers the following products, which can slow down vehicular traffic, provide high-visibility alerts, and create safer school zones:
School Zone Flashing Systems:
Used at the entry of a school zone, Glenco’s School Zone Flashing Beacon Systems optimize the safety of families in and around schools. Features include:
LED Beacon lights flash on top and bottom of school zone speed limit sign
Solar powered with batter backup
Programmable timer
Poles included
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Systems (RRFB)
Our RRFBs flash on both sides of the street to maximize visibility and safety. These units communicate wirelessly and can be installed at any mid-block crosswalk. Features include:
Solar powered or wired for DC
Passive activation available
Powder-coating option
NYSDOT approved equipment available
5-year warrantee on all Lanelight products
Speed Humps
The 3-foot heavy duty speed hump is a top-quality product that can slow traffic by 10-15mph. This wider model is ideal for school zones and parks. The embedded yellow EPDM rubber enhances visibility, and the modular units lock together creating a uniform surface to accommodate any road width.
Our speed humps can be used in single or double lane roads, and can be installed in asphalt or concrete with male and female end caps to create 360-degree transitions. Assembly is simple, hardware is included, and the systems come with a 5-year warrantee.
In addition to speed humps, Glenco supplies speed bumps and rumble strips as additional traffic calming measures for a variety of applications.
Signs
Glenco’s sign shop delivers top-quality signs for optimal safety. Our solar powered LED flashing school zone signs improve driver response times and prevent accidents. All Glenco signs feature 3M brand reflective sheeting and UV protection film. This ensures that the inks withstand the sun’s harsh rays and the signs last. Proper, high visibility signage indicating school zones, crosswalks, and speed limits is critical to roadway and pedestrian safety.
Traffic Paint
As school reopens, it is critical to refresh all the lines in school zones and crosswalks to improve visibility; this is yet another essential element to an overall traffic and pedestrian school safety plan. Glenco offers a full range of traffic marking paint, PREMARKR Thermoplastic Material, Glass beads, stencils, and paint machines to maximize visibility in school zones.
Glenco has the expertise to help develop, implement, and install the right traffic calming system to optimize school zone safety. It’s the most important thing we do!
Let us check out your town’s school zones and ensure that children are safe as they return to school this fall.
