Roll off containers for trash and debris, dumpsters, and trash cans all present a danger to other vehicles. Roll off containers are often deployed right in the street. Dumpsters are often near where cars go around buildings. And trash cans are placed at the edge or in vehicle traffic once or twice a week. So…
It is important for fire hydrants to be well-marked so that they can be found quickly by firefighters both day and night. Most hydrants are painted red, yellow or another easily seen color and placed where they can be spotted and accessed easily in the daytime. But at night, paint, which does not reflect, provides…
Collisions between vehicles and livestock happen every day in America. These collisions invariably result in property damage, injury, and in some cases even death, to passengers. Studies show that most serious accidents involving vehicles and animals happen at night when visibility is low, and animals disappear into the darkness. In these cases, the driver has…
Like all trailers, horse and livestock trailers need to be marked with reflective tape so that they can be clearly seen and identified at night. This is especially true given the value of what is being hauled. By marking your trailer, other vehicles will be able to see it much sooner at night, and as…
Type 1 (Engineer Grade) – Highway Signage, Construction Zone Devices, Traffic Delineators Type 1 (Flexible Engineer Grade) – Vehicle and Other Graphics (Enclosed Lens – Glass Bead Type) D4956 Type I Retro Reflective Sheeting – Available in both standard and flexible versions. Medium intensity retro reflective sheeting is normally referred to as an “engineering grade”….
Type 2 (Super Engineer Grade) – Highway Signage, Construction Zone Devices, Graphics and Traffic Delineators (Enclosed Lens – Glass Bead Type) ASTM D4956 Type 2 Retro Reflective Sheeting – Medium High Intensity retro-reflective sheeting is designated as “super engineer grade”. This film is double the brightness of type 1 engineer grade. Common commercial applications for this…
Type 3 High Intensity – Highway Signage, Construction Zone Devices, and Traffic Delineators Type 3 Flexible High Intensity – Reboundable applications like Traffic Cones, Zodiac Boats, Banners. (Encapsulated Lens – Glass Bead Type) ASTM D4956 Type 3 Retro Reflective Sheeting – A high-intensity glass bead reflective film used for permanent highway signage, construction zone devices, bollards,…
Type 4 (High Intensity Prismatic) – Highway Signage, Construction Zone devices, and Traffic Delineators Type 4 Sheeting —A high intensity prismatic retro-reflective sheeting. This sheeting is an Unmetallized Microprismatic retro-reflective element (also known as Air Backed) material. This means that the prisms in the film are not given a mirror finish on the back. Instead,…
Type 5 (Metallized Micro Prismatic) – Traffic Delineators and Channelizer Retro Reflective Tape (Enclosed Lens Prismatic) Type 5 Retro Reflective Prismatic Film – A super-high intensity prismatic retro reflective sheeting and the brightest of all retro reflective films. This film is a metallized micro-prismatic retro-reflective element material, and is commonly used for traffic delineators, channelizers,…
Type 6 – Retro Reflective Sheeting with No Adhesive for Temporary Roll Up Signs, Warning Signs, Traffic Cone Collars, and Post Bands Type 6 Retro Reflective Sheeting – A flexible elastomeric high-intensity prismatic retro-reflective sheeting without adhesive. This sheeting is typically a PVC vinyl based micro-prismatic reflective material. It is made so it can be rolled…
Type 7 – Highway Traffic Signs, Construction Zone Devices, and Traffic Delineators (Discontinued – replaced by Type 8 & 11 sheeting for signs and Type 5 sheeting for zone devices and delineators) Type 7 Reflective Sheeting – An ultra high intensity prismatic retro-reflective sheeting having the best retro-reflectivity characteristics at LONG and medium road distances. (brightest…
Type 8 – Highway Signage, Construction Zone Devices, and Traffic Delineators (more commonly used sheeting than type 7) Type 8 Retro Reflective Sheeting – Super high intensity prismatic retro-reflective sheeting having the highest retro-reflectivity characteristics (along with Type 7) at LONG and medium road distances. (see RA values of Table 2 at 0.1° and 0.2° observation…
Type 9 – Wide Observation Angle Prismatic Sheeting – Highway Signage and Other Uses where wider observation angles are required. Type 9 Retro Reflective Sheeting – Very-high-intensity retro-reflective material having the highest retro-reflectivity characteristics at SHORT road distances as determined by the RA values of Table 3 at 1° observation angle. This sheeting is normally an…
Type 10 – Highway Signage, Construction Zone devices, and Traffic Delineators (Discontinued – replaced by Type 8 & 11 sheeting for signs and Type 5 sheeting for zone devices and delineators) Type 10 Retro Reflective Sheeting – An ultra high intensity reflective material having the highest retro-reflective characteristics at medium road distances as determined by the…
Type 11 – Super High All Observation Angle Efficiency Highway Signage – Overhead Signs Type 11 retro reflective sheeting is manufactured as an unmetallized cube corner micro-prismatic air backed retro-reflective material. This super-high efficiency sheeting is designed to perform best at both medium and short sight distances. This and its wide angle of view-ability makes…
Pre-striped chevron marking tape is a highly reflective, pliable reflective sheeting, used for creating chevron panels on the back of fire trucks, utility trucks, and other commercial, government, and industrial vehicles. It is pre printed with red and fluorescent lime stripes, and comes in widths up to 48 inches. This material comes in both left…
DOT tapes are always red and white (silver) and come in two available patterns. 7/11 is a seven inch white, 11 inch red block pattern. 6/6 is an even six inch white, six inch red block pattern. V82 is a 10 year durability type 5 film, and V92 is a 5 year film. Oralite’s DOT…
FRA tape or Rail Car Tape is manufactured by several companies. It comes in yellow or white with yellow being the most popular. This tape is mandated by the FRA (federal railroad administration) for use on all rail cars. We have an article on placement under regulations on this site. FRA 224 tape is a…
Oralite’s R82 RGA (Rail Gate Arm) tape is compliant with both MUTCD and Corp of Engineer standards for marking rail gate arms, control arms, and gates that operate near or on DOT roads. This Type 5 reflective tape is a 16 inch / 16 inch Block Red and White (silver) pattern. It is micro prismatic…
School bus reflective tape is used to make school buses safer. School bus reflective requirements are covered by FMVSS 131 & 217, as well as individual state regulations. In general, all of these regulations require marking window emergency exits and doors, as well as the length the bus. Normally an ASTM D4956 Type 5 retro…
SOLAS (safety of life at sea) is a coast guard approved, marine grade retro reflective tape that is designed for off shore applications on ships, boats, and commercial vessels. SOLAS comes only in a white (grey/silver) color. It is grey in the daytime, and very bright white when reflecting. SOLAS film is not for signs,…
