Emergency Vehicle Warning System – Function and Features
An emergency vehicle warning system is an activated flashing beacon supported by a W11-8 sign to let motorists know when an emergency vehicle is in the process of leaving its parking bay and entering traffic. In the traffic industry, these systems are sometimes called Emergency Vehicle Caution Systems (EVCS), and are crucial to maintaining safety on the roadways outside of public service facilities. At ELTEC we design and manufacture the EVCS using amber flashing LEDs, requiring cars to use caution…
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Each year nearly a million people in Europe suffer from a cardiac arrest. A mere 8% survives due to slow response times of emergency services. The ambulance-drone is capable of saving lives with an integrated defibrillator. The goal is to improve existing emergency infrastructure with a network of drones. This new type of drones can go over 100 km/h and reaches its destination within 1 minute, which increases chance of survival from 8% to 80%! This drone folds up and becomes a toolbox for all kind…
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FARMINGTON INSTALLS ELTEC SOLAR POWERED EMERGENCY VEHICLE CAUTION SYSTEM USING 3 HEAD SIGNALS Farmington, New Mexico built a new fire station off a very active four lane US highway. When the trucks exited the station it required them to enter the busy highway. The fire trucks were having a difficult time entering the highway even with their emergency lights flashing. The City desired to implement a traffic control system that would allow the trucks to easily enter highway safely. Installation…
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