subject: Roadway Safety Equipments For Safe Driving [print this page] Crash cushions, flexible delineators, sign boards and traffic cones are everyday sights that have become a part of our driving lives. Reactions to these equipment of bright colors and odd shapes have become second nature to most drivers today. Perhaps we have become too overly accustomed to being exposed to thousands of these signs on a daily basis, that they no longer carry much meaning.With the increasing number of automobile fatalities and roadway accidents, we may have reached a time to observe these signs for what they were originally made for. After all, fluorescent orange traffic cones and striped yellow speed bumps are certainly not placed on the roads to please the eye. Neither are they unnecessary obstacles to hassle your drive. Roadway safety is becoming an increasing issue for young drivers today with their novice driving skills and for a significant number, their reckless driving habits.
Although it may not seem so, the road signs and traffic control equipment that you see are approved to be on the road after passing many tight requirements and specific regulations from some of the most specialized institutions of roadway safety.Undergoing many tests with detailed product specifications, vehicle restraint systems (VRS) are made to protect drivers and save lives in vital situations.Of many regulation systems around the world, one known to be especially demanding is the European Standard for road restraint systems, which is approved by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).CEN members include major European countries such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom, etc.Institutions such as the CEN make much effort to improve and maintain highway safety for drivers and pedestrians.Every equipment you see on the road has undergone various dummy testing and crash simulations to achieve the highest standards for the safety of you and your family.So, the next time you are out driving, dont take the signs and road equipment for granted.It may one day just save your life.
In Asia, the first company to pass test requirements of the European Standard EN 1317-3 is Koreas Shindo Industry Co., LTD., a company dedicated to the promotion of road safety.
