TAPCO Teams Up With HAAS Alert to Offer Safety Warnings to Vulnerable Drivers
April 23 2024 - 11:52AM
Traffic and Parking Control Co., Inc. (TAPCO), manufacturer,
distributor and service provider of roadway safety innovations is
pleased to announce its strategic partnership with HAAS Alert, the
company behind the digital alerting platform Safety Cloud®.
Through this new partnership, TAPCO Wrong-Way Alert Systems will
continue to warn wrong-way drivers and encourage turnaround
efforts. Now, the systems will have the built-in capability to
alert nearby drivers of an approaching wrong-way driver.
“While we have led the industry in wrong-way
detection technology and innovation by decreasing wrong-way events
in problematic locations, HAAS Alert adds another layer of safety
to TAPCO wrong-way detection technology by granting advance warning
to nearby right-way drivers who may be at risk of a wrong-way
driver collision,” remarks TAPCO’s Vice President of Innovation,
Morgan Marks. “Safety Cloud digital alerts are offered with every
TAPCO Wrong-Way Alert System at no additional cost to our customers
— a win-win for traffic safety.” Here’s how Safety
Cloud digital alerting works:
- TAPCO Wrong-Way Alert Systems connects to Safety Cloud through
TAPCO’s smart city software BlinkLink®
- When a wrong-way vehicle is detected, BlinkLink® automatically
alerts nearby drivers in the route of the wrong-way driver
- Right-way drivers receive these warning alerts through
in-vehicle navigation
“HAAS Alert’s goal of creating safer and more connected roads
can be realized through partnership with other companies who share
that vision,” says Jeremy Agulnek Senior Vice President, Connected
Vehicle at HAAS Alert. “Delivering Safety Cloud digital alerts
through TAPCO Wrong-Way Alert Systems is a great example of
industry collaboration that is cost-effective and saves lives.”
TAPCO Wrong-Way Alert Systems flash warning alerts to capture
the wrong-way driver’s attention and encourage self-correction.
These flashing alerts can be LED-enhanced BlinkerSigns, beacons or
LegendViz® internally-illuminated signs. If the driver does not
self-correct and continues down the ramp, a second layer of alert
communications are triggered via TAPCO’s BlinkLink® smart city
software platform and Safety Cloud to warn right-way drivers of the
potential danger ahead.
About TAPCO As an industry-leading innovator, TAPCO
manufactures, distributes and services a wide portfolio of traffic
safety solutions designed to increase safe travels for all. Since
1956, TAPCO’s mission has been to save lives by setting the
standard for delivering reliable, cutting-edge traffic safety
enhancements. From Wrong-Way Alert Systems and pedestrian crossing
enhancements to our leading line of LED-enhanced BlinkerSign®
solutions, safety is at the heart of all TAPCO innovations. For
more information, please visit TAPCO’s website and follow them on
LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
About HAAS HAAS Alert’s mission is to build lifesaving
mobility solutions to make vehicles and roads safer and smarter.
Our vision is a connected, collision-free world where everyone gets
home safely. HAAS Alert makes roads and communities safer by
delivering digital alerts from emergency response, municipal and
private fleets, work zones, and connected infrastructure to nearby
drivers through its vehicle communication platform. For more
information, visit www.haasalert.com
Grey Digital Marketing Manager Traffic and Parking
Control Co., Inc.
(TAPCO) grey@tapconet.com 414-248-5753
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