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Removing road markings is cause for celebration. We’d be safer without ...
The British government has begun removing white lines from roads in some parts of the UK. This is being done to reduce accidents and save lives. The idea was clearly revolutionary. Research has shown that removing white lines can reduce vehicle speeds by 13% by creating uncertainty. This is the c...Read more -
Innovative road markings for motorcyclists are a huge success
For motorcyclists, maintaining the correct line of turns is of utmost importance. The Austrian road safety office KFV studied the impact of innovative road markings on motorcyclists on dangerous bends in Tyrol and provided evidence of success: white ovals on the road en...Read more -
This unique fleet of custom road marking trucks roam the roads of Dubbo, New ...
This unique fleet of custom road marking trucks roam the roads of Dubbo, New South Wales, covering all areas west of the Blue Mountains, south to the Murray River and north to the Queensland border. Central West Linemarking has seven Isuzu truc...Read more -
Road markings: Removing white lines could make drivers slow down, study finds...
White lines on roads may become a thing of the past as a way to slow down drivers, as empty roads create uncertainty and force drivers to slow down. Research shows that contrary to popular belief about traffic jams and accidents, it can reduce average road speeds by 13%. A pilot ‘shared spa...Read more -
The compressor-free BLSTRsander is a sandblasting machine suitable for everyd...
Sandblasters are great for removing paint and rust from surfaces, but they are not usually considered home tools because they require an air compressor to operate. However, the BLSTRsander sander is different in that it is self-contained and does not require a compresso...Read more -
The global sandblasting machine market size is expected to grow from US$ 432....
The global sandblasting machine market size is expected to grow from US$ 432.5 million in 2024 to US$ 738.8 million by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period from 2025 to 2034. A sandblaster is an industrial piece of equipment that uses high-pressure abrasives to clean, sand, ...Read more -
Organic farmers can use sand to kill weeds
The USDA agronomist was confident he could find a use for the waste, and a few Internet searches revealed that fruit processors often crush the pits for use in sandblasters. That brings us to a less obvious question (but perhaps more obvious to weed scientists): Can you kill weeds with a sandblas...Read more -
Researchers have developed a tool to help local agencies in Minnesota make co...
Researchers have developed a tool to help local agencies in Minnesota make cost-effective decisions about pavement markings in their counties. The spreadsheet-based tool was developed as part of a recent study by the Minnesota Local Road Study Committee. &n...Read more -
This final rule was incorporated into the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control D...
More than 30 years ago, Congress directed the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop a standard that agencies could use to determine whether pavement markings needed maintenance. On August 5, 2022, the Federal Highway Administration p...Read more -
The European Commission has recently adopted a number of initiatives aimed at...
The European Commission has recently adopted a number of initiatives aimed at reducing pollution from synthetic polymer particles (microplastics). Road marking paint, which is known to emit microplastics, is identified as an emission source under the initiative, but is ...Read more
