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Posts Tagged ‘arrow boards’
Traffic Message Board Around The Town
If you are driving around and wondering what is the difference between one traffic message board and another, well chances are there is not a big difference. Some arrow boards have more LEDs than others, but LEDs are not the only indication of how bright the lights are.
It’s also important to look at the amount of wattage that powers the message board, because the more wattage there is the brighter is usually is. Check for both of these features before buying a message board.
Arrow Boards Are For Safety
You may not know much about arrow boards, but it is important to know they are there for your safety. On your commute to work, you may notice big traffic message boards that say “click it or ticket.” These are actually not arrow boards, although most think they are.
An arrow board is just an arrow that is presented on an LED screen. There are not words on them at all, all they can show is arrows. They are usually put on the back of snow plows, a paver etc. to tell people to move to the next lane.
Arrow Boards Everywhere
It may be hard NOT to see arrow boards this summer. They are on almost every turnpike and highway, warning us that there is construction ahead or that we need to buckle up or we will get a ticket.
Arrow boards are typically used to warn oncoming traffic that there is something they should watch out for. Like mentioned above, it could be a reminder or it could be about construction, but I have even seen it about oncoming unfortunate weather.
Traffic Message Board Branding
There are a few different brands of traffic message boards that I know of, but the differences between the brands is not too great. When researching your traffic message board try to focus more on the options available and less on the brand.
There are arrow boards and there are traffic message boards. Traffic message boards have messages that are displayed on the LED screen, arrow boards are just simply arrows that are on the LED screen.
Arrow Boards Warnings
Arrow boards are technically arrows that light up on an LED sign, but may confuse them with traffic message boards. Traffic message boards display messages such as “paving from 8:00PM to 4:00AM” or something similar. They are used to inform traffic about changing road conditions.
Arrow boards can either be mounted to the back of trucks or can stand alone on the road. The only thing ‘true’ arrow boards warn about is to get in the other lane. They are usually behind a salt truck or snow plow let you know that you should switch lanes.