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Truck Mounted Arrowboard
Here's a pic of a truck mounted arrowboard that's mounted on most highway maintenance vehicles here, the lights that form the arrow head on this one are hidden behind two flaps on the left and right that opens up to show the head. There's also a solar powered stationary version of this that's mounted on a towable trailer in use here too.  
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Truck Mounted Arrowboard

Here's a pic of a truck mounted arrowboard that's mounted on most highway maintenance vehicles here, the lights that form the arrow head on this one are hidden behind two flaps on the left and right that opens up to show the head. There's also a solar powered stationary version of this that's mounted on a towable trailer in use here too.

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Filename:P9110783.JPG
Album name:joe_347V / Miscellaneous
Keywords:Miscellaneous
Filesize:260 KiB
Date added:Jan 03, 2011
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dor123   [Jan 03, 2011 at 05:33 PM]
I guess you are means to a blocked lane sign.
Here is my picture of an equivalent sign in Israel.
In my picture, the sign isn't connected to a truck.
It operated from a battery but i don't know if it uses solar panel for charging.
joe_347V   [Jan 03, 2011 at 06:14 PM]
The arrowboard CAN be used to indicate the lane ahead is blocked, but right now as you can see in the pic, the truck is parked in the shoulder and is not blocking a lane so the arrowhead aren't visible.
dor123   [Jan 03, 2011 at 07:48 PM]
I see this arrowboard have mechanical parts. It isn't in use in this picture.
In our arrowboards, when the truck isn't blocking a lane, the LEDs arrays simply don't operating. They can show diagonal arrows of downright and downleft arrows or X if the entrie road is blocked.
joe_347V   [Jan 03, 2011 at 08:22 PM]
Those are actually flaps that are used to conceal the arrowheads if you've read the description above Wink

They can be opened to show either a right arrow, left arrow, both arrows, or a bar like in the pic.
gailgrove   [Mar 14, 2011 at 02:26 AM]
I saw one of these trucks driving down the 401 at 120 KM/H with the crash bar down and the arrow flashing Shocked
joe_347V   [Mar 14, 2011 at 06:14 AM]
Shocked Did the cars stay away from it?
gailgrove   [Mar 14, 2011 at 01:43 PM]
Yeah, though the highway wasn't very busy at the time, you really have to wonder what the driver was (or wasn't) thinking Shocked
streetlight98   [Jun 10, 2012 at 03:55 PM]
Where are the arrows? Razz Laughing

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