Diablo Controls is proud to be the access, traffic, and parking controls industry leader. After pioneering a number of access, traffic, and parking control devices, we continue to innovate into the future. Our mission is to provide a family of reliable, yet simple, electronic control and detection devices to the traffic, access, and parking industry. In this blog, you will find posts focusing on traffic control devices, how they can help your business, and why they matter to traffic control managers. Want to learn more? Have questions? Ready to become a Diablo Controls distributor of our products? Contact us today!

  1. The Advantages of Smarter Streetlights

    Unless you live somewhere like Spain where roundabouts are the norm, it’s safe to assume you’ve probably driven through more streetlights than you can count. Most of the time we don’t give any thoughts to them, but sometimes, being held up at an intersection is an unbearable experience, and it’s not uncommon for people to break the rules of streetlight intersection…Read More

  2. A Brief History of Traffic Lights

    Imagine a group of people in the conference room having a heated debate over a specific topic. You don’t know exactly what they’re discussing, but it’s important to all of them. Without a mediator, this conversation will go on for hours — days even! This is similar to how traffic worked before traffic lights. Those driving their vehicles would shout and yell as the…Read More

  3. 6 Reasons Why Traffic Control Systems Matter

    When you imagine traffic control devices, you probably think of street lights, direction signs, and Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) systems. What you probably don’t imagine are the transmitters, receivers, and responders within a traffic control system. In this article, Diablo Controls is going to explain why traffic control devices are so important to the general…Read More