Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Improve Accessibility In Your Premises With Asphalt Striping Contractors

By Rhea Solomon


Whether a newly constructed paving surface or an existing one, pavement marks are very important for easy traffic movement, safe pedestrian crossing, and optimum utilization of car parks. To design your pavement stripes, you need to contact asphalt striping contractors who are experienced in designing and painting marks and signs on paving surfaces. Paving marks help in guiding motorists on how to use roads and driveways as well as parking lots.

A car park that cannot accommodate many vehicles because of poorly utilized space could affect a business. Unstriped pavements impair smooth flow of traffic and limit the number of cars that could be pulled in the parking space. Stripes maximize the number of stalls that could be used to park cars. Moreover, the contrasting colors derived from newly striped pavements add aesthetic value to your property.

Striping car parks prevents unnecessary traffic jams because motorist can see the designated spaces where they are supposed to pull in their cars. Failure to stripe pavements means that the space is not utilized properly. You will have issues with your parking lot because accidents are likely to occur.

When motorists are pulling out their cars from the stalls, they can easily bump on each other causing collisions and vehicle damages. Stripes on pavement increase the number of cars that could safely be pulled in stalls. Moreover, with pavements that are not striped, drivers tend to park cars in any space they see. This could lead to blocking of lanes thus causing traffic jam.

If drivers do not find space to pull in their cars, they drive away and this could mean lost business opportunities. The moment motorists occupy car park stalls of other drivers, it minimizes the number of automobiles that can be parked in the premises. Traffic movement issues are also solved by marking pavements.

During wet season or at night, the marks should be clearly visible to guide motorists. A well-striped pavement prevents accidents, improves fast movement of vehicles, and averts incidents of traffic jam. Motorists can drive in and out fast without experiencing any troubles since all areas are clearly striped with the right marks. Since this is a continuous process, it means when the marks fade away, you need to contact a contractor to repaint them.

In wet season, visibility of lanes can be improved with use of marks. Clearly visible paint marks on roads enhance safety of drivers and pedestrians. During the wet season, motorists are guided properly in their lanes by the marks. With a well-striped driveway, it prevents road accidents, enhances fast movements of cars, and prevents congestion.

In perpendicular stalls, a car pulls in and out at 90 degrees. Moreover, the car park stalls could be designed at angles less than 90 degrees such as 60 degree and 45 degree. Paving marks reflect the image of your business. If the paint marks are clearly visible, it means that the safety of customers is emphasized. An asphalt striping contractor can design the right type of car park stalls that meet your traffic handling needs.




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