Lighting systems for remote placement and powering of a lighting device. According to one embodiment, the wireless communication device receives a message on the control channel. The toe protector has a pair of lateral extensions which overlap the frontal edges of the lateral supporting portions of the skate boot and a pair of cutout areas to surround the same lateral supporting portions of the skate boot. The programmable sign may be used to provide textual or graphical information, such as an instruction to motorists that relates to avoiding an approaching emergency vehicle. This allows the bus to be half the width as it would otherwise be. In accordance with one implementation, a method is provided for news events detection and visualization.