Governments and safety organizations are constantly on the lookout for ways to improve pedestrian and driver safety by slowing down traffic as it approaches an intersection. Reducing speed limits and installing asphalt or recycled rubber speed bumps have been a go-to alternative for many situations, but an innovative approach that relies only on pavement marking is being tried in several countries.
Essentially a three-dimensional (3D) design, these crosswalks when finished appear to float above the pavement, giving drivers the initial impression of a raised impediment on the pavement — causing them to tap the brakes.
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Information was compiled from the article, How to Layout and Stripe a ‘Floating’ Crosswalk, that originally appeared on forconstructionpros.com, and was written by Allan Heydorn, former Editor. The article was based off an interview with Gautur Ívar Halldórsson, co-owner of GĺH Vegamálun, a striping company in northwest Iceland.
