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Fall, 2005
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RIDOT surveys users on bike path warning lights
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EAST BAY - State Department of Transportation employees braved the late July heat to learn if sensor-triggered warning lights at two intersections on the East Bay Bicycle Path are a help to cyclists and motorists.read article
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July 28, 2005
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DOT surveys bike path warning system
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State department of transportation employees braved the heat on Friday to learn if sensor-triggered warning lights at two intersections on the East Bay Bicycle Path are a help to cyclists and motorists. read article
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Fall, 2004
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New technology helps RIDOT increase safety for bike path users and motorists
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has adopted Cross Alert system, an innovative traffic safety technology invented by a Warwick company, to help motorists and bike path users coexist safely.
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September 17, 2004
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Passive-Activated, Solar-Powered Flashing Beacons for Trail/Bike Path Crossings Find Application
Flashing Red Provides Added Safety Measure to Users of Trails/Bike Paths |
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Cities are seeing merit in the application of a new type of flashing-beacon where trails (bike paths) cross roads. The warning system has been applied in Rhode Island and Florida and is presently being installed at additional locations.
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| September 15, 2004 |
Bike Signal To Improve Path Safety |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI - The state Department of Transportation is piloting a new traffic warning device on the William C. O'Neill / South County Bike Path that they hope will make it safer for drivers and bike path users. read article
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| September 10, 2004 |
Infrared Sensors To Make Greenway Safer
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COVENTRY, RI - By the end of this week, pedestrians, cyclists and all other Greenway patrons will be scanned by an infrared mechanism as they approach the Greenway's crossover on Route 117 next to DeCiantis Ice Cream.
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| September 1, 2004 |
State Shines A New Light On Bike Path Collisions |
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WARREN, RI - The state is banking on a new invention to promote greater safety at two troublesome East Bay Bicycle Path/roadway intersections in Warren, each the scene of fairly frequent accidents and confrontations between motorists and cyclists. read article
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September 1, 2004
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RIDOT Adopts New Traffic Safety Technology to Help Motorists and Bike Path Users Coexist More Safely
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New Cross Alert Systems to be Installed at Four State Bike Path/Public Road Intersections by End of September
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has adopted an innovative traffic safety technology known as the Cross Alert system at four state bike path/public road intersections. The system is designed to help motorists and bike path users coexist more safely. read article
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