Wig Wag Signals
Wig Wag Signals are most commonly used at level crossings, Airports and Fire Stations / Hospitals / Police Stations to stop traffic, enabling emergency vehicles to exit the station. Wig Wag lights are also used on bridges or tunnels. They are used when the need for a vehicle to stop is paramount but often difficult for a driver to forecast. This is of course unlike a standard signal change at a junction or stand-alone crossing, where the need to stop is likely to be regular and/or visible to the vehicle driver.
They also provide a clear specification as they are either inactive, meaning vehicles can pass through, or, they are active, meaning vehicles must stop. Which of course, unlike 3-aspect Traffic Signals, does not provide an intermediate signal (amber in the case of a highways red, amber, green Signal).
The driver of the vehicle can carry a radio remote control to switch on the light when he is ready to reverse and switch it off once he is in the carriage way and moving off safely.
One recent application was to facilitate and secure a long wheel based, rail car carrying vehicle which had to reverse into the main road several times a day. The solution was to install a Wig Wag Signal system to stop the traffic. This was activated by remote control and when the lorry was out in the road the driver could turn the light off and drive away. This saves both time and money and is a hugely practical solution to allowing the lorry to reverse and drive away safely, without the need for another employee to aid in the reversing process.
Our Wig Wag Signals are highly visible, can be controlled by a variety of different methods and can be interfaced with your existing traffic management systems, for example car park barriers. We can also provide the signals both supply only or installed.
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