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It is very reassuring when  our customers become keen advocates for our proprietary RetroTek-D front of vehicle mounted road pavement marking retroreflectivity measurement system. ARRB in Australia have seen the value of increasing the efficiency of road marking surveys, by incorporating the RetroTek-D technology into the ARRB iLINE vehicles to survey all line markings including …

RetroTek Road Marking Retroreflectometer takes centre stage in ARRB’s iLine Surveys Read More »

Everything State and Local DOTs need to know to comply with Mandatory Minimum Retroreflectivity Standards for Pavement Markings on US public roads. This final rule applies to State and local DOTs in the execution of their highway programs, specifically with respect to the retroreflectivity of pavement markings. In addition, pavement marking improvement is elligible for up …

You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure Read More »

Road authorities globally are under pressure to improve the quality of road markings in preparation for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). The safety systems, such as lane departure warnings, rely on quality road markings to operate correctly. As such, road marking surveys are now safer and more cost effective thanks to the innovative RetroTek-D mobile …

Nothing Retro about RetroTek-D Read More »

Safety with Simplicity: Thoughts from the field by Laura Nicol, ARRB Road Surveyor on February 27, 2022 Take a look at this photo of ARRB’s reflectivity measuring vehicle and the truck. That truck consists of 4 long trailers. How amazing is it, to think that when driving it is a simple white line that separates …

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Road reflectivity in the spotlight in Queensland by Australian Road Research Board on January 23, 2022 ARRB in conjunction with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is currently undertaking a project testing roads throughout Queensland. The testing which is done annually for TMR, is done to measure the reflectiveness of both the centre …

RetroTek-D assisting ARRB & TMR with road marking condition assessment Read More »

Final report now available for the National Highways (formerly Highways England) Transforming Road Markings Competition. The competition highlighted the best performing road markings in dry & wet conditions and identifying the best removal systems. Good quality road markings clearly visible day & night , in dry & wet conditions are essential for driver safety but …

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With Covid travel restrictions it was difficult for us at RMS to visit potential clients & provide live RetroTek equipment demonstrations. However, our marketers & engineers have come up with a novel way to provide a Live Interactive Remote Demonstration experience without the need for travel but provide a personal experience as if the client …

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