Archive for May, 2010
Traffic Drum Questions and Concerns
Before you buy a traffic drum from a vendor, you may have a few questions. What brand is best? What does ‘grade’ mean when selecting reflective tape for my barricade? What is reflective tape? What are my base options?
All of these questions should be addressed before you purchase your traffic drums. The brand of traffic drum doesn’t really change the quality, so try to focus more on the options that are available to you and not the brand name.
Type 3 Barricades or Type 1 Barricades?
Recently, on my campus I noticed a lot of type 3 barricades. I knew they were type 3 because of the fact that there were 3 boards, but they were not as wide as I expected. They may have been around 4 feet wide, while I am used to seeing type 3 barricades that are 6-10 feet wide.
At first I thought they were just type 1 barricades because of their width. A type 1 barricade typically has 1 board while a type 2 has two boards.
Traffic Cone Issues
A traffic cone is pretty simple, so you may be surprised to see a post about traffic cone problems. Well, they do exist, and the majority of the time it has to do with the quality of the cone. One issue with traffic cones may be the material it is made out of.
Always be weary of a traffic cone that comes from China. They can become disfigured under the heat and turn different colors. Other issues include the quality of the reflective tape. Try looking into these issues before purchasing traffic cones.
Traffic Drums mean Construction
Commuting to work you may notice a large amount of traffic drums or traffic barrels on the side of the road. They mean construction season because they are used to barricade the traffic from the construction on the side of the road. You may even see blinking barricade lights on top of the traffic drum.
Traffic drums are typically either orange or yellow. The orange ones have reflective bands, and the yellow ones are bigger and are usually found at the off ramps for exits. They are filled with sand and used to cushion any potential impact.
Type 3 Barricade Origination
Where did the type 3 barricade come from? Well, there isn’t much information about when type 3 barricades were invented, but one would think that they were invented a few years after roadways were invented. Logically, after a few years of the road being invented one would think the traffic barricade would be invented.
Most likely the first barricade would be the type 1 barricade, because it is the most simple. The origination of many traffic barricade products is probably not known but it would be interesting to research,