How Safety Radar Works; Service - Beltronics STiR Plus Owner's Manual

How Safety Radar Works

How SWS Works
There are two separate
Safety Radar systems in
limited use today: Safety Alert and Safety
Warning System (SWS). Both systems use
modified K-band radar signals.
From the factory, your STiR Plus is
programmed with safety radar decoding
OFF. If Safety Radar is used in your area,
your STiR Plus will display these signals as
K-band radar signals instead of safety radar
unless you use the Settings to turn STiR
Plus's safety radar decoding ON.
The Safety Alert safety radar system
has three possible alerts:
• Safety Vehicle
• Road Hazard
• Train Nearby
The SWS safety radar system has 64
possible messages (60 currently allocated).
The SWS messages your STiR Plus can
display are listed on the facing page.
NOTE: Some of the safety
messages have been condensed, so
each message can be displayed on one
or two screens on STiR Plus's eight
character display.
Since Safety radar technology is
relatively new and the number of
transmitters in operation is not yet
widespread, you will not receive
Safety signals on a daily basis and should
not be surprised to encounter emergency
vehicles, road hazards and railroad
crossings that are unequipped with these
transmitters and, therefore, fail to provide
a signal. As Safety transmitters become
more prevalent (the number of operating
transmitters is growing every day), these
Safety radar signals will become more
common.
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SWS Text Messages
Highway Construction or Maintenance
1
Work Zone Ahead
2 Road Closed Ahead/Follow Detour
3
Bridge Closed Ahead/Follow Detour
4 Highway Work Crews Ahead
5
Utility Work Crews Ahead
6
All Traffic Follow Detour Ahead
7
All Trucks Follow Detour Ahead
8
All Traffic Exit Ahead
9
Right Lane Closed Ahead
10
Center Lane Closed Ahead
11
Left Lane Closed Ahead
12 For future use
Highway Hazard Zone Advisory
13
Stationary Police Vehicle Ahead
14 Train Approaching/At Crossing
15
Low Overpass Ahead
16
Drawbridge Up
17
Observe Drawbridge Weight Limit
18
Rock Slide Area Ahead
19
School Zone Ahead
20
Road Narrows Ahead
21
Sharp Curve Ahead
22
Pedestrian Crossing Ahead
23 Deer/Moose Crossing
24
Blind/Deaf Child Area
25 Steep Grade Ahead/Truck Use Low Gear
26
Accident Ahead
27
Poor Road Surface Ahead
28
School Bus Loading/Unloading
29
No Passing Zone
30
Dangerous Intersection Ahead
31
Stationary Emergency Vehicle Ahead
32 For future use
Weather Related Hazards
33 High Wind Ahead
34
Severe Weather Ahead
35 Heavy Fog Ahead
36
High Water/Flooding Ahead
37
Ice On Bridge Ahead
38
Ice On Road Ahead
39
Blowing Dust Ahead
40
Blowing Sand Ahead
41
Blinding Snow Whiteout Ahead
42 For future use
Travel Information/Convenience
43 Rest Area Ahead
44
Rest Area With Service Ahead
45 24 Hour Fuel Service Ahead
46
Inspection Station Open
47
Inspection Station Closed
48
Reduced Speed Area Ahead
49
Speed Limit Enforced
50
Hazardous Materials Exit Ahead
51
Congestion Ahead/Expect Delay
52
Expect 10 Minute Delay
53
Expect 20 Minute Delay
54 Expect 30 Minute Delay
55
Expect 1 Hour Delay
56 Traffic Alert/Tune AM Radio
57
Pay Toll Ahead
58
Trucks Exit Right
59
Trucks Exit Left
60 For future use
Fast/Slow Moving Vehicles
61
Emergency Vehicle In Transit
62
Police In Pursuit
63
Oversize Vehicle In Transit
64 Slow Moving Vehicle
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