Night Vision
Customer Story:Sculptek Corporation
Imagine
yourself driving down an expressway late at night. There are no lights and the traffic is whizzing
by at high speed. Suddenly you feel your
car pull hard to the right. A thumping
sound comes from the right front wheel. You have a flat. You have to
change the tire and you are wearing a black raincoat.
When
you change that tire there is a good chance you might be struck by an oncoming
motorist. David Orange of Sculptek
has a solution to that problem. His AeroLight self-illuminating reflective belt
can be seen at great distances in the reflected light of oncoming traffic, but
uniquely, the belt also glows brightly
in orange, yellow or turquoise due to the incorporation of a battery-powered
electroluminescent lamp.
The AeroLight
belt is attracting attention from people who have to be out at night on
the roads in all kinds of weather, including police, fire police, emergency responders and road construction workers.
David reports that nearly $2.5B is lost annually due to highway construction
worker accidents.

SculpTek’s self-illuminating technology has created excitement in the emergency responder community from players such as: The Transportation Research Board, OLETC, Emergency Response
Technology, FEMA, The Office of Domestic Preparedness, The Congressional Fire
Institute, The Maryland Fire Research Institute, The Delaware Fire Police, The Firemen's
Association State of New York, and others.
David is
coordinating activities with various emergency response groups to rally support
for a Congressional Appropriation to perform a Demonstration Project to
validate self-illuminating technologies as the next evolution of Personal
Protective Equipment. Sculptek is also seeking support from each New York StateSenator and
Representatives Slaughter, Kuhl and Walsh.
Sculptek
donated AeroLight belts to
the Rochester Fire Department on behalf of the two firefighters who stopped to
render their assistance along I-490 on February 9th. One of them was struck by
a motorist and was injured, though not seriously.
AeroLight
products are available in several different formats including belts of
varying sizes, a “one size fits all” bandolero, and dog collars. There is even
a helmet mounted version for protective headgear. Look for them on the Sculptek web site www.sculptek.net With AeroLight's long battery life you’ll still be
visible even if you take a long long
time to change that tire.
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