Road Bumps? Where?

When installing road bumps in any area, safety is always a key factor. Speed bumps are intended to increase safety. However some road bumps actually become a hazard if not properly marked.

Many speed bumps are not visible at all during night hours until they’re already in your driving path. Asphalt is a prime example. Unless clearly marked, asphalt can blend into the surface of the road and cannot be seen until it’s too late to slow down.

Some road bumps are marked with a sign or painted warning on the road. Some are even painted in bright yellow paint, but this offers only minimum visibility. Paint can fade and wear away, and signs can be run down, or easily removed.   If yearly maintenance is not performed, these measures are futile.   Only rubber speed bumps offer permanent, reflective material for optimum visibility both at night and during the day.

Rubber road bumps are manufactured with a reflective tape in a striped pattern to ensure the most visibility at night. This reflective tape is fused with glass beading to guarantee reflection in even the lowest lighting. It is not just applied to the surface with an adhesive. It is actually baked into the surface of the bump during production. This reduces maintenance to a minimum and promises they will be reflective for years to come.

In addition to the reflective tape, cat’s eye reflectors are also embedded within the surface of each side of the bump. As a vehicle approaches, any small bit of light is amplified within these reflectors making them appear to glow and drawing attention to them. This is true when traveling in either direction of the bump, so they’re hard to miss. These safety measures ensure that a road bump will be seen, and minimal discomfort sustained by the driver passing over them.

Consider these increased safety features when choosing which material is best for any particular road bump application.