GROOVED STRIPES FOR PLOW-RESISTANT WET-NIGHT LANE DELINEATION. PHASE 1. EVALUATION OF SYSTEMS

An installation of five longitudinal grooved stripes combined with a recessed corner-cube reflector has withstood a full winter of exposure to traffic and snowplowing on a four lane highway without significant loss or damage and has continued to provide wet-night visibility up to the present time. It is used as a supplement to conventional beaded paint strips which provide daytime and dry night visibility. Observations on the wet night visibility and durability of this system are continuing. A more extensive installation of these reflector-groove combinations has been made on 1-1/3 miles of asphaltic and portland cement concrete pavement for a full year's evaluation. The reflector-groove combination is the most promising of several types of grooved striping which have been studied in two field installations in an effort to develop a snowplowable system exhibiting greater wet-night visibility than conventional beaded traffic paints.

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  Engineering Research and Development Bureau, 1220 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Allison, J B
  • Gurney, G F
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Durability; Highway delineators; Highway traffic control; Highways; Moisture content; Night; Night visibility; Pavement grooving; Pavements; Reflective signs; Reflectivity; Reflectorized materials; Road markings; Shape; Snowplows; Striping; Traffic paint; Traffic safety; Visibility
• Uncontrolled Terms: Configuration; Reflectance; Wet conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Beading; Delineators (Traffic); Grooves; Markers; Reflector markers; Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093612
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-75- 93 Intrm Rpt., SR-35, FCP 31I1-083
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8074
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 4 1976 12:00AM