Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will rely on road markings with the correct reflectivity. Traffic authorities must act now to implement and maintain such markings. Words | Joe Turley, Reflective Measurement Systems, Ireland Those involved in the road infrastructure and advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) fields are aware of the hype surrounding connected autonomous [...]
The text of this article taken from the Estonian Highways magazine TeeLeht where the importance of the measurement of the retroreflectivity of road markings is discussed. The RetroTek-M was used successfully by the Estonian Road Administration and ERC Consulting to conduct a survey of all the main roads in Estonia and this article provides some [...]
Estonian Road Authority Annual Maintenance Framework Report. English Translation for Page 14 in the report. Link to Full Report: ERA Report Press Release issued : June 2018 In 2017, Estonian Road Administration (ERA) carried out a pilot project measuring the retroreflectivity of road markings on all main state roads, altogether 3721.6 kilometres, in Estonia. [...]
We have featured in the Daily News publication of Intertraffic Amsterdam with a piece about our strengthened product range. "Reflective Measurement Systems (RMS) is showing the latest addition to its range of dynamic retroreflectometers, the RetroTek-MU (US version). Its counterpart RetroTek-M is already available worldwide, excluding the US. The Irish company says the RetroTek-MU is [...]
Reflective Measurement Systems are proud to announce the successful completion of their Horizon2020 project Dualine in July 2017. The funding for the DuaLine project was granted under the Horizon2020 Topic: Small business innovation research for Transport, IT-1-2015-1. “Specific challenge: The European transport sector must have the capacity to deliver the best products and services, [...]
This video demonstrates how to use the RetroTek-M retroreflectometer. Let Joe Turley of Reflective Measurement Systems (RMS) the developers of the RetroTek system guide you through the entire process. The main points covered in the video include: 1. Attaching the RetroTek-M front sensor to the front of any vehicle with universal H brackets provided by [...]
A recent project in Ireland demonstrates how road asset performance demarcation surveys – and their evaluation – can be made more efficient In 2016, Northern Road Markings (NRM),based in Northern Ireland, successfully completed a mobile retroreflectivity survey of the primary and secondary road infrastructure in Ireland, having won a Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) tender. As [...]
