Thursday, October 17, 2013

Stripe Your Pavements With Help Of A Pavement Marking NH Contractor

By Billie Mays


Once pavements have been constructed, they need to be painted with marks, symbols, signs, words, and lines, which guide motorists and pedestrians on how to use the roads and car parks. Marking pavements allows easy movement of traffic within business premises. With help of a pavement marking NH contractor, you can paint the right symbols, signs, and lines on pavements.

Businesses need to establish car parks in order to allow motorists to pull in cars before they visit the business premises. Each business may have different parking needs but the lane marks are similar to other roads. Properly striped pavements offer easy visibility of lanes, something that minimizes accidents and promotes smooth flow of traffic.

Business car parks that are not marked provide less space for vehicles to pull in stalls. Striped parking lots maximize the number of stalls, which are created for cars. More cars can be parked in the lot. The contractors also mark parking lots based on the space available and the number of cars, which can be accommodated at one time.

When a business owner marks pavements, this implies that he or she cares about the customers and other people visiting the premises. Since car parks and driveways are seen by customers who come to the premises, if they are kept in excellent condition, it creates a positive image. Pavement structures can express the image of a business.

When businesses mark their parking lots, they optimize the use of the lot. Creating stalls for parking cars enables motorists to know the exact positions to park vehicles. This reduces overlapping on stalls, something that takes up more space than required. When motorists park cars in other stalls, they under-utilize the available space meaning that fewer cars are parked at one time.

Parking lots that are not marked can cause accidents when motorists pull in and pull out their vehicles from stalls. The contractors can design stalls and mark them based on the number of vehicles, which are expected to park in the area. Different designs may be applied on parking lots such as straight-in stall designs that are easier to design and allow two-way movement of traffic.

The marks divide traffic lanes and show pedestrians where to cross. The marks also indicate turning areas and obstacles in roads. Drivers can know when it is safe to proceed driving or when they are required to stop. Accidents are minimized when roads and car parks are marked as desired. In addition, businesses are required by the law to designate areas where people with disabilities can park their wheelchairs and vehicles.

The straight-in designs allow motorists to park cars from both directions. Businesses may also use angled stalls, which allow the cars to be pulled in from one direction. Depending on the size of your car park, you can consult a pavement marking NH contractor to inspect the area and propose the right design to offer. The expert will also mark other areas of the pavements such as crosswalks and stop points.




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