NEW TRAFFIC STRIPER DEVELOPED BY CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY ENGINEER
THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS IS REPLACING ITS FLEET OF TRAFFIC STRIPERS WITH NEW MACHINES CAPABLE OF HEATING PAINT OR OTHER MARKING MATERIALS TO ANY DESIRED TEMPERATURE (PLUS OR MINUS 1 F) UP TO 400 F. WHEN MATERIALS ARE USED THAT ARE DISIGNED TO DRY IMMEDIATELY WHEN APPLIED AT ELEVA- TED TEMPERATURES, NO PROTECTION OF THE NEWLY PLACED STRIPE IS NECESSARY. THE NEW MACHINES CAN APPLY THE MATERIALS SPEEDS UP TO 15 MPH FOR A 12-INCH-WIDE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE BLACK SEPARATOR. THE SYSTEM ALSO INCORPORATES LEFT- AND RIGHT-SIDE DRIVES, A PROGRAMMABLE SKIP-LINE TIMER AND FEED MECHANISM, RAPID HEATING, AND AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT- HOLDING. DETAILS OF SYSTEM DESIGN AND OPERATION ARE SKETCHED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT QUICK DRYING AND OTHER FEATURES MAY REDUCE STRIPING-PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS BY 50% AND MAN-HOURS PER MILE BY AS MUCH AS 600%.
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- Publication Date: 1973
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: p. 14-6
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Serial:
- Highway Research News
- Issue Number: 50
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Applications; Automatic control; Equipment; Heating (Structures); High temperature; Maintenance equipment; Personnel; Striping; Striping materials; Time
- Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219496
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: May 29 1973 12:00AM