Should I Invest in a Retroreflectometer?

This article was posted by Emma Thorpe on January 19, 2022

A retroreflectometer is the go-to instrument municipalities and highway departments depend on to measure the reflectivity of signs and markings on roadways — critical to …

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Improving Safety During High Water Events: The Real Cost of Flooded Roads and Major Risk Factors

This article was posted by Robert Kurka on January 12, 2022

Flooded roadways can kill, and mitigating that risk is easier said than done. When water covers a road, it can be incredibly difficult to tell if it’s an inch or …

• High Water Warning

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How 7 TAPCO Experts Got into the Traffic Safety Industry — and What Surprised Them Most

This article was posted by Nicole Barhorst on January 5, 2022

When you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, you don’t expect to hear “traffic safety product manager” or “traffic signal engineer.” While the …

• Transportation Industry

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5 Key Takeaways from the ITS America 2021 Annual Meeting

This article was posted by Emma Thorpe on December 15, 2021

After COVID-19 prevented an in-person gathering in 2020, ITS America recently hosted their 2021 annual meeting in-person in Charlotte, North Carolina. Attendees’ f …

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6 Transportation Trends to Watch in 2022

This article was posted by Brian Scharles, Sr. on December 8, 2021

Roadway transportation certainly looks different compared to a year ago, and the increased infrastructure funding is only going to fuel more technological development and innovation. By stay …

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Improving Wrong-Way Alert Systems: The Power of Right-Sizing and How the OK DOT Did It

This article was posted by Nick Schmidling on December 1, 2021

With so many wrong-way driving safety solutions available, deploying the right ones in the right amount for each location can be a challenge. Even when you do right-size effec …

• Wrong-Way Driving

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