Importance Of Solar Road Markers

These days, roadway lighting systems are widely accepted as an important method of controlling the flow of traffic in different types of applications. These systems usually operate beautifully above the surface of the road and these are available in many widely accepted and well-known shades of lights in specific orientations for making the messages of traffic in a clear and univocal manner by enhancing the safety aspects as well as the outturn of the roads.

Traditionally, the lanes on roads are marked in a passive method with high-visibility paint and road-studs along with other reflectors on the short posts located at the sides of the highway. In recent time, some new types of active road studs appeared as the options for roadway lighting systems and the solar road marker is one of those.


How do solar road markers work?
Solar-powered lights in the road or pavement are powered by the daylight. During the daytime, the internal solar cells of these markers are used to produce electricity. Besides, there is no running cost associated with these markers and these are also the most environmentally friendly option out there. Apart from being environment-friendly, another best thing about this road marker is that this safe road delineation treatment is highly visible from around 1 km distance. This marker doesn’t generate on-going operational costs. Therefore, these markers are used reliably to delineate areas that suffer poor visibility. Besides, this type of markers also pre-warn the motorists of different impending treatments of traffic calamities like roundabouts, traffic islands, and speed humps or to outline the walking and cycle paths, airport taxiways, aprons, and boat ramps.

Another best thing about the solar pavement markers is that these are assembled by using the best components available with the housing prepared from the tough alloy-aluminium casting that incorporates unbreakable panels made of polycarbonate coupled with the latest technologies of storing energy with solar and LED. These markers are available with 3 years of warranty.

What are the environmental benefits of installing these markers?
Apart from being user-friendly, solar pavement markers also offer a range of environmental benefits. These include:
  1. These are operated with solar power, which is a greenhouse friendly and renewable energy
  2. These markers can be installed by using epoxy resins that are toxic-free
  3. Here capacitors are used as the energy storage cell with the minimum lifecycle of 55 years or 20,000 cycles
  4. These markers offer minimal disruption to the delicate eco-systems while compared to the excessive light that emits from the traditional ones.
Types of solar road markers:
  • Aluminium solar road marker: This type of road marker that includes retro-flexed with additional benefits of LED lights. The highly effective solar panels of these markers transfer the sunlight to a maintenance-free battery during the daytime. Therefore, these markers are used in the streets.
  • Polycarbonate solar road marker: This is a standalone solar street marker that is automatically automated. This includes a highly efficient solar panel that can transfer the sunlight to a maintenance-free battery during the daytime. Therefore, these work as clearly visible edge markers across the street’s perimeter.

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