Better visible yellow markings
SWARCO SOLIDPLUS and SWARCO DURALUX premium reflective glass beads ensure optimum night-time visibility in coloured road markings.
Have you ever wondered why the road markings light up in the headlights when driving at night? Have you also noticed that some markings light up particularly brightly, while others tend to be less reflective? If so, then you have discovered the subject of retroreflection and night visibility of road markings. The secret of the "radiance" of road markings is based on the embedded micro glass beads, which reflect the headlights beam and the pigmentation of the mostly white lines and symbols back to the observer's eye. This makes the markings clearly visible at night.
Retroreflection becomes more difficult to achieve if the markings are not white but yellow - as is the case with construction site markings or zebra crossings in Switzerland, for example.
With SWARCO SOLIDPLUS & SWARCO DURALUX reflective glass beads, yellow road markings can be seen for longer by road users at night - here an example from South Korea.
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It all comes down to the glass beads
For this reason, SWARCO Road Marking Systems and its international partners are continuously researching optimum retroreflectivity values - for both white and coloured markings, with a particular focus on yellow road markings. These are used in many countries around the world - often on dangerous stretches of road, with oncoming traffic or in areas with difficult weather conditions, such as snowy mountain regions.
Numerous measurements of retroreflectivity values - from zebra crossings in the canton of Bern to highway markings in Texas - show that SWARCO SOLIDPLUS & SWARCO DURALUX premium reflective glass beads are the ideal choice for these kinds of challenges. "SWARCO SOLIDPLUS & SWARCO DURALUX glass beads combine many advantages - these range from the environmentally sound production process to high performance on the road for greater road safety," explains Harald Mosböck, Vice President of SWARCO Road Marking Systems.
Harald Mosböck,
Vice President of
SWARCO Road Marking Systems
"Retroreflection is expressed with the RL value. With SWARCO SOLIDPLUS and SWARCO DURALUX beads, we consistently achieve measurements of 600 mcd/m²*lx for yellow markings - more than three times the retroreflectivity of a marking with conventional glass beads. The measured values also remain above the required specifications over a longer period. This means safety for road authorities, marking service providers and ultimately, of course, for all road users."
A hard fact - for more safety on the road
Another crystal-clear advantage: SWARCO SOLIDPLUS & SWARCO DURALUX micro glass beads are much more durable thanks to their unique glass formulation. As a result, wear and tear caused by daily traffic or winter road maintenance is significantly lower compared to other micro glass beads. The result: yellow markings achieve a significantly longer service life with the premium reflective glass beads. The high degree of retroreflection is retained for longer, and the markings are clearly visible to road users for a longer period of time.
Deployed across the globe
The word has already spread around the world: On all continents, more and more traffic authorities, road maintenance organisations and road markers are relying on the numerous advantages of SWARCO SOLIDPLUS & SWARCO DURALUX for yellow markings. Even when the high-performance beads are mixed with standard beads, the road marking systems used achieve the required night visibility values at all times. Retroreflectivity measurements in Oman, Guatemala, Colombia, Indonesia and South Korea, where different SWARCO SOLIDPLUS mixtures were applied in different marking systems, provide impressive proof of this. Harald Mosböck is therefore certain: "If you want to make yellow markings more visible for longer, you have the perfect partner in us. With our reflective glass beads, we find the ideal solution for every challenge."
About SWARCO Road Marking Systems
Quality products and services from SWARCO Road Marking Systems guide traffic safely from A to B by day and, above all, by night. On all types of roads. Whatever the weather. From a single source. Over 5,000 customers in more than 80 countries place their trust in them.
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