New Alarmalight and Turnsafe vehicle turning alarms from TTC
TTC is now offering two new products that improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians by providing sound and light warnings on vehicles.
The increase in cycling in our cities and towns and the problems of “blind spot” hazards with heavy vehicles turning, has resulted in the number of deaths increasing significantly.
There have been many attempts at solutions, nearly all of which alert the driver, not the cyclist or pedestrian.
It has also been noticed that on building sites, pedestrians wear ear defenders, cyclists on the road listen to music with earphones, which also reduces their concentration on their surroundings.
To counter this, the ultimate alarm and light warning system for vehicles making turns in urban environments is Alarmalight, which works off the indicator. Alarmalight gets the message about danger to the cyclist or pedestrian quickly and effectively using both audible and visual signals.
Among its unique features are:
- Flashing LED lights to attract the attention of the cyclist, pedestrian or in fact deaf person or the hard of hearing
- The ability to go significantly quieter at night to compensate for the reduced traffic noise and to be environmentally friendly
- Universal fit for any vehicle
- Automatically switches off if hazard lights are in operation
- The light is brighter when in “quiet mode” to increase awareness
- Can have any message in any language programmed into it
- On trial by various government bodies in Europe
- Possible insurance reduction thereby making the system the most cost effective on the market
- Provides male or female voice options
The lights are directed down the “blind side” of the vehicle to enhance the warning. When the alarm is activated, the lights flash in unison with a voice message. When mute or half volume is selected, the lights flash brighter to highlight the danger.
We also have available the Turnsafe product range, an audible alarm and light warning system also designed to address these problems but does not offer the ‘verbal warning’, simply an audible alarm.