Pi-Lit
Deploy a safe lane closure in 60 seconds with one person
Deploy a safe lane closure in 60 seconds with one person
Pi-Lit builds sequential LED road flares that replace traditional pyrotechnic flares and cone deployment for emergency lane closures and work-zone marking. The platform's core promise is exposure reduction: one person deploys a full sequential lane-closure pattern in under 60 seconds without stepping into live traffic lanes. The flares synchronize to a marching-pattern lighting sequence visible from over a mile away, which gets drivers reacting earlier than a static cone or a single flare.
The units are rechargeable, weatherproof, and crush-proof, so a road department or first-responder agency stops budgeting for burned pyrotechnic flares and stops chasing cones that wind blew into traffic. Standard kit on patrol vehicles, work-zone trucks, and emergency-response vehicles for police, fire, EMS, and highway maintenance crews. Brown Equipment Company carries Pi-Lit as part of the broader traffic-safety lineup and stocks the most-asked-about kit sizes and replacement parts.
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Tustin, CA
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- Sequential lighting pattern visible from over a mile away, gets drivers reacting earlier than cones or single flares
- One person deploys a full lane closure in under 60 seconds without stepping into live traffic
- Rechargeable, weatherproof, and crush-proof, no more burning pyrotechnic flares or chasing wind-blown cones
- Standard kit on patrol, work-zone, and first-responder vehicles
- Stocked at BEC as part of the broader traffic-safety lineup
- Pi-Lit Sequential LED Road Flare Kits
- Pi-Lit Rechargeable Charging Cases
- Pi-Lit Mounting and Storage Hardware
Pi-Lit Equipment Line
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Pi-Lit: Common Buyer Questions
Answers to the questions municipal fleets and contractors ask most often before specifying Pi-Lit equipment.
- Why use sequential LED flares instead of cones?
- Cone deployment puts the crew in the live traffic lane for the time it takes to walk each cone into position. On a high-speed road, that exposure window is the highest-risk part of the work-zone setup. Sequential LED flares deploy from the truck or the shoulder in a continuous arc, so the operator never steps into the lane. The marching-pattern light sequence is also visible earlier than a static cone, so drivers react sooner. Most departments running Pi-Lit don't replace cones entirely, they layer the flares in front of the cone closure to extend the warning distance.
- How does this compare to burning a pyrotechnic flare?
- Pyrotechnic flares are bright but they burn for 15-30 minutes and then they're gone, you bought them, you used them, you buy more. They're also a fire risk in dry vegetation. Pi-Lit LED flares are rechargeable, last a full shift on a charge, and the per-unit cost amortizes across thousands of deployments instead of being consumed each time. For high-volume agencies, the lifetime cost difference is significant.
- What service and parts support does BEC offer for Pi-Lit?
- Standard kit sizes and replacement parts stock at our service centers. Same-day shipping upon request from our Indianapolis distribution center on stocked items.
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