Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -1- Presentation: Eng. Pietro Marangon - Sovitec Group - - Road Safety Division – Thessaloniki April th International Conference Investing in Road Safety using performance based markings

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a : Cugnot  “Fardier“ onto wall = 1 st accident 1896: 1 st fatality in road motorized accident in London A drop of history From 1900 : William P. Eno “Father of road safety”  stop signal  roundabout  one-way road,...

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -3- Road Safety  1908: Convention of Roma : road signals  1893: France : driving license & exam  1924: axial line = 1 st road marking (June McCarroll, USA)  1940: UK  thermoplastic onto airports (2 nd W.W.)

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -4- Legal Frame 2001: European White Book  save 25,000 lives / year before : European Actions Prog. for Road Safety  EuroRAP (European Road Assessment Program) Responsibility  authorities  use of norms  controls  contractors  solutions  prescriptions  users  respect rules 2004: fatalities per million passengers ≤ 125 ≤ 250 ≤ 500 >500

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -5- Safety = different solutions together Improvements

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -6- give instructions inform users direct traffic separate traffic the unique cheap Purposes of Markings continuous solution

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -7-  NO warranty  and if incorrect ???  lab controls  no performance  definition of:  products,  quantity,  technique, …  white line… CHEAPEST PRICE Marking Specifications “Road safety is often implicitly assumed to be achieved by simply adhering to prescribed standards of alignment and layout. Case studies have shown that more than half of the safety deficiencies resulted from a direspect of disegn guidelines and norms.”

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -8- Day vs Night Vision night day night traffic < 10%  35% casualties  45% fatalities

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -9-Retro-Reflectivity city markings with car lamps same markings with city lightings Not R L yes

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -10- Humidity & Rain wet wheather < 10%  50% night casualties !

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -11- Fatalities/1000inh Statistics ERF 2005  Less works and traffic disruptions  Warranty of performances & durability  BEST ECONOMICAL PRICE  Less or no risks responsibility  Good products, contractors & solutions  CUT 50% OF FATALITIES BEFORE 2010 YOUR Expectations

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -12- colors x, y day vision Qd (road contrast) Performances EN-1436 anti-skid SRT night vision R L (retro-reflection) in all weathers Rw / R R

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -13- ADVANTAGES  AUTHORITIES -costs ↔ results (controls) -↓ technical responsibility -↑ road safety (EU01 direct.) -↓ traffic disturbances -↓ legal risks -users and politicians  R L Rw (R R ) SRT xy Qd  durability / nr.rollovers ↔ traffic, asphalt, climate  CONTROLS !!! ADVANTAGES  INDUSTRIALS -profit ↑ works ↑ -free solution & innovation -technical competition -incentives (i.e.. ISEGN Italy) New Specifications  no specifications  specific requirements → drying – moving works → VOC rules → ecology (Pb, As, …) → certified CE + ! → BENOR, AFNOR, KEDE, …

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -14-  Painting Products → EN-1871  Drop-on beads & mix → EN-1423  Road Trials → EN-1824  Fast wearing simulator → EN (turntable) Certified Solutions

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -15- Multi-Political Implication Ministry of Transport / Public Works Central Organization for Information Official Central Laboratory + EN1824 National Industrial Syndicate Questions? Conclusion Performances requirements (inform & train) Products according to local & EN norms ( ) Certified solutions and selected contractors Controls of results (sub-contract & cross-check) Negotiated multi-annual technical tenders

Thess. © 2007 Sovitec V5a -16- Alternative Solution? htpp://