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John Nosovitch, Paige O’Connor Emily Rice, Zach Wilson, Diego Labato Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon

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Survey Results

Burlington Sgt. Thomas Radford said “If you’re a pedestrian, you have nothing to protect you, so when you enter that crosswalk, you have to make sure that the vehicles have stopped. If you do that, then you’re going to keep yourself safe” As of Nov. 30, Burlington police statistics show that 1,731 accidents have occurred this year. The statistic also show that five percent of all these crashes involved injuries to people- which includes motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. These percentages are consistent with past years, the department concluded after examining the statistics. Murray, Elizabeth. “Pedestrian-bicyclist-danger-low-in-Burlington.” Burlington Free Press. Burlington Free Press, 7 Dec. 2014. Web. 04 Mar. 2015. http://www. burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2014/12/07/pedestrian-bicyclist- danger-low-burlington/20071355/.

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Project Purpose ○ Create a safer environment on campus ○ Implement a system that uses green energy by having solar panels as the energy source ○ We have the responsibility of protecting our students, faculty and the community around us

Project Area Description ○ 2000 students on campus ○ 12:1 Student to Faculty Ratio http://www.champlain.edu/about-champlain/quick-facts-and- history

Safety Issues ○ Poor visibility of pedestrians waiting to cross South Willard St. ○ Night (darkness) impacts vision ○ Black ice ○ Driver safety

Stakeholders ○ Champlain College: less liability for accidents on South Willard St. ○ Students & Faculty: Students and faculty feel safer on campus ○ Community: Less accidents on South Willard St. ○ Environmentalist: Solar panel-operated

Pricing ○ The RRFB’S average cost is around $8,000 per beacon ○ $15,000 for a set of two across from each other ○ $30,000 for all four beacons

“The light has been out above the crosswalk all semester and it is very difficult to see people at night.” “It is hard to see whether or not students are “I always drive very slow crossing, and the because I don’t want to run crosswalks are not clearly anyone over since the visibility marked.” on the side near Perry is blocked “Cars don’t stop. Or We propose that using by cars.” slow down!” these Rapid Beacons, Champlain will become a much safer campus “I’ve almost gotten “There have been hit multiple times plenty of times because the street “At night it is when cars just fly light has gone out very dark and by the crosswalk and nobody driving poorly lit and without any regard can see me.” hard to see for pedestrians.” other people and cars.”

Works Cited Images "Crosswalk Symbol Sign." WGN Flags . W.G.N. Flag & Decorating Co., n.d. Web. 06 ○ Mar. 2015. Champlain.edu . Champlain College, n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2015. ○ "Imgs For Safety Clipart." Imgs For Safety Clipart . Disqus, n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2015. ○ "Safe Environment." Safe Environment . Diocese of Lafayette, n.d. Web. 06 Mar. ○ 2015. Victoria. "Carmanah Launches R920 Series Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon." ○ Carmanah Launches R920 Series Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon . Carmanah, 19 June 2012. Web. 06 Mar. 2015.