Submitted by Benjamin Anderson, SNDOT
Many of you may have noticed a new device floating around town along roadsides advising drivers not to text while driving.
This device is called the Roadhound Electronic Roadsign, by Berkely Electronics. The device is equipped with new state of the art radar detection equipment designed to detect the use of a mobile device in oncoming traffic.
When the system picks up any use of mobile electronics in a passing vehicle, it flashes a small light at the bottom of the sign. DON’T WORRY. The system is not recording, or reporting! It is simply there to remind drivers to focus on the road and not their mobile devices.
This unique system was purchased entirely with funds remaining from a State Farm grant that the Seneca Nation’s DOT received to help deter the use of cellphones while driving. If you have any questions about the Roadhound System, or if you have a good idea of where it could be stationed for a period, please contact the Seneca Nation DOT.
