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description: "Plain-English guides to specifying solar safety equipment — solar flashing & school-zone signs, flashing beacons, and radar speed signs."
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[Home](https://www.solarthingz.com/)/Guides

Buying & compliance

# Spec the job before you buy.

Plain-English help for specifying the right product the first time — compliance, sizing and selection.

   [![Illustration: a solar rectangular rapid-flashing beacon crosswalk system at a school crossing at dawn.](https://www.solarthingz.com/scenes/crossing-rrfb-dawn.f87f6b06-400.jpg)Choosing Solar Flashing, School-Zone & Radar Speed Signs Static sign, 24/7 solar flasher, push-button system or radar display — pick the right escalation tier, size and power option. Read guide →](https://www.solarthingz.com/guides/choosing-solar-flashing-school-zone-signs)[   ![Illustration: a solar amber flashing beacon mounted above a pedestrian warning sign where a trail crosses a rural road.](https://www.solarthingz.com/scenes/beacon-crossing-rural.7e1826ce-400.jpg)Solar Flashing Beacons & Warning Lights: A Buyer's Guide Warning beacons, RRFB crosswalk systems, barricade lights and beacon-plus-sign kits — pick the type, size (8″ vs 12″), color, flash pattern and solar power. Read guide → ](https://www.solarthingz.com/guides/solar-flashing-beacon-buying-guide)[   ![Illustration: a solar radar speed display showing a driver's speed on a residential street.](https://www.solarthingz.com/scenes/neighborhood-radar.4a973a23-400.jpg)Radar Speed Signs & Driver-Feedback Displays Radar “Your Speed” signs, full-matrix message displays and variable speed-limit signs — size the display, choose power and read the data features. Read guide →](https://www.solarthingz.com/guides/radar-speed-signs-driver-feedback)

Ready to spec it?

## Shop the gear from these guides

-   [Shop solar flashing safety signs →](https://www.solarthingz.com/shop/solar-flashing-safety-signs)
-   [Shop flashing beacons →](https://www.solarthingz.com/collections/flashing-beacons)
-   [Shop radar speed signs →](https://www.solarthingz.com/collections/speed-radar-signs)
-   [See where it goes — Applications gallery →](https://www.solarthingz.com/lookbook)
-   [Browse all categories →](https://www.solarthingz.com/collections)

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