As traffic batons are used more and more widely on various occasions in today’s society, people need to have a deeper understanding of their uses and types. The following article aims to help you learn more about baton types and uses, and help you how to use and choose more suitable traffic batons.
What’s a Police Traffic Baton?
A traffic baton is a handheld LED light device, designed for police use in directing or controlling traffic flow. It is powered by rechargeable batteries or dry batteries. It is lightweight, waterproof, and dust-free in IP67 grade.
Other Names of Traffic Baton
Traffic baton has many names. We usually call them traffic wands, marshalling wands, flashing batons, traffic control wands, traffic signal lights, and safety wands. Although the names are different, they are the same product with the same functions and uses, just with different names.
Types of Traffic Baton Police Used
In many cases, you may have seen police use different types of traffic batons. In general, the police use four types of traffic batons to direct or control drivers and pedestrians when in low-light or crowd conditions.
-Traditional Traffic Batons
Non-Illuminated Batons, they are made of high-impact plastic ABS material or timber, mainly used for explosion-proof and command functions.
Retractable Traffic Batons, they are made of plastic with an extendable function and are easy to bring and store.
-Illuminated Traffic Batons
LED Flashing Traffic Baton, It’s lightweight and operated by rechargeable batteries or non-rechargeable dry batteries for power supply. It has flash and steady working modes with bright LED illumination.
Glow Batons, they are temporarily used for direction and traffic control.
-Reflective Traffic Batons
Retroreflective Batons, they are equipped with high-brightness reflective film. At night, when used by traffic police, they reflect dazzling light under the illumination of car lights, serving as a safety warning.
Fluorescent Batons, regular colors are orange and yellow, and the visibility during the day is very good.
-Special Traffic Batons
Traffic Baton with Siren, it is an LED flashing traffic baton equipped with a whistle function for traffic police used in crowd traffic conditions.
Traffic Baton with Siren and Flashlight, LED traffic batons are equipped with a whistle and a working LED flashlight function.
Traffic Baton Purposes
Traffic batons have a wide range of uses. They are used to direct traffic, crowd control, a less-lethal weapon for self-defense, and construction site safety. Let’s explore each specific use case and function.
Traffic Management
Guiding Traffic, traffic batons with LED lights help police direct and command drivers and pedestrians in traffic jams in low-light conditions.
Channelizing Traffic, high visibility LED traffic batons are mainly used to guide vehicles and pedestrians to safely pass through working areas or activity areas in construction site areas and during large events.
Enhanced Safety, the visibility of LED flashing traffic baton is very high, improving the safety of workers, pedestrians and drivers and reducing the risk of accidents.
Self-Defence
Self-defense weapons, high impact traffic batons, are self-defense weapons used by police or security personnel to prevent injuries in conflicts.
Control Control
Crowd control: Traffic batons are used by security personnel to warn and disperse crowds during big events to prevent large-scale crowds from gathering or rioting and causing unnecessary harm.
Other Uses
Construction Sites: traffic batons are used by workers to direct production operations and serve as safety warnings.
Parking Lots: LED traffic batons are used by parking lot security personnel to direct parking and traffic flow, thereby achieving the purpose of rapid parking and driving away.
Major Events: Traffic batons with flashing light are used as light sticks by fans to increase the atmosphere and lighting color of the venue at large concerts.
Conclusion
With the development and progress of society, people pay more and more attention to safety awareness, and the level of safety cognition is also improving. Traffic batons are not only used by the police, but also increasingly used by private individuals. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand and identify its types and uses. This article teaches us how to choose a traffic baton and in what occasions it can be used.
FAQs
What type of baton do police use?
Police use 3 types of batons, they are traffic control batons, self-defense batons,
Why do police officers not carry expandable batons?
The strength of expandable batons is not good enough and is not strong enough for explosion-proof and self-defense use.
Why is the police night stick shaped the way it is?
Because the police night stick is a versatile baton, mainly used for explosion prevention, self-defense and traffic control, according to regulations, its use function needs to match its shape.
Why don’t cops carry knives instead of batons?
They are two tools in difference uses, each of them function are not same.
Are expandable batons good for self-defense?
No, it’s not strong and impact like fixed batons.
