Trans-Supply Blog – Road & Airport Safety At It's Best
All things safety in the transportation world. From air to the pavement transportation requires safety and safety provisions.
There are many different types of traffic barricades. In general, I like to split up the word barricade into a couple different categories. There are barrier barricades, pedestrian barricades, portable / collapsible barricades, and type 1,2, and 3 barricades. Barrier barricades are usually used as medians between highways. Pedestrian barricades are more for crowd control. […]
Traffic message boards are similar to advisory arrows, except advisory arrows are usually smaller, have less electronics, and usually cost less. Some traffic message boards have laptops that come with them to help operate them. Advisory arrows have a photocell dimmer that allows motorists to be able to see the arrow 24 hours a day. […]
Last week I posted a type III traffic barricade piece about different options that make a good type 3 barricade. I left off on the type of paint that you should look for (weather resistant baked enamel) if you want your barricade to be used for awhile. Most barricades, especially type III, are made to […]
As continued from earlier, I was talking about the common uses of different lens colors of barricade lights. Airports can be tricky when it comes to regulations with barricade lights. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has to approve a product before it can be used at an airport, and I have only stumbled upon one […]
We have all been witness to an accident that just happened, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that carrying around some sort of warning device for accidents is a good idea. You get distracted on your cell phone and look up and there is a car that isn’t moving. If you are that car, it’s […]
A lot of people don’t know what a traffic barrier is. Well, this post is to explain some of the common features found in traffic barriers. Traffic barriers are lot more heavy duty than a standard traffic barricade, for example. They are designed to take the impact of a vehicle and redirect it. Before buying […]
