They had just redone the interstates in Atlanta Georgia with new reflectors a couple of years ago and then it snowed right after. The plows chipped up every last one of those things and they were littered all over the highway the next day, hunderds of thousands of them. They looked like they could easily become projectiles. They were cleaned up quickly and new reflectors put down on the surface. A waste of taxpayer money to do it that way again. Only a matter of time before they get chipped off again.
In Britain they're traditionally metal and solidly embedded in the road rather than applied with adhesive. They also retract when anything passes over them.
They have a method of countersinking them, and they use a smaller reflector that has a lower profile for areas prone to ice and snow. In parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, I've seen cast iron plates countersunk into roadway surface, with a smaller reflector attached to that plate. Supposedly, it keeps them in place better, and protects them.
@@michaelmorgan7893 i know but down here it doesn't snow enough to warrant the expense of doing that. Or maybe that's the idea since wasting money seems to be the goal down here. GDOT spend over 50 thousand dollars putting RPMs on my road of 100 homes but the road wasn't wide enough so people complained because of the bump bump bump it was impossible to miss them. Then they came back out and scraped them all back up. This was after spending $80k to repaint the lines that were painted by the county a year or two earlier.
@@TheKingOfInappropriateComments that's crazy. I can see why that would be frustrating. The waste of money, manpower and materials. (Maybe that's part of why they're called 3M markers)
The placing of the yellow/white markers is very haphazard, no real accuracy due to the lorry moving and the man slapping them down, they are not straight in most cases.
Nowadays, a lot of highways are built with smart lane devices embedded in the surface, (they work with the car's gps device) and the road surfaces have the "jiggle ribs" pressed into the roadway surface that warn of lane departure. A few years ago, a technician for CalTrans had told me the days of the "cats eye" are numbered.
They do put a product that looks like table salt on some cross walks and while lines to make them sparkle and be easily seen. They paint it then throw it on top.
@@lostinthedesert-hp4bw is "literally" everywhere? Hey? What? There is nothing "literally" about it. Either it is or it isn't. So which one is it, or can't you make up your mind? And no, it isn't on almost all highways and interstates. You're making the (stupid) assumption that every country in the world does things the way your country does. Some government's prefer to be liars and thieves and will rather steal from their citizens before they do anything to improve their lives or existence.
The road paint is reflective. When the paint is applied, before it dries, tiny glass beads are injected into the paint, which catch the light and reflect it back. It helps, but when it rains, that wet road surface obscures the lines, you need those raised reflectors to really see the lanes.
There must be a lot of whacko drivers there to need so many reflectors etc or is there a lot of fog? It’s very expensive especially for a straight road that doesn’t need them, what’s the reason?
From the looks of it, they had done a terrible job because many of the reflective markers isn't placed in a straight line, but who cares coz it's for the road only.
@@Christophhanderson Headlights can’t display lines that are covered with water when it rains, or very far ahead of your vehicle. But these markers work great for those situations.
@@LENTODAWG702 The harder you work, the less you make. Why do you think government political leaders get rich? They call one another idiots and go home to a 10 million dollar mansion...
This is a tough job technical and dangerous I doubt that man's only job within the company is doing pavement markers . I'd like to put you guys on a 4 ton melter and have you fill it up 50 ibs at a time all day longloke my guys do there fucking badasses
I collect these when they scrape them off the road but I too want to buy them. For these particular reflectors I only found one website, the shipping is a bit pricey but you can buy these.
MrPummi88 I’m interested in the white reflector with the red on the back. I have a lot of yellow and white reflectors already but I want the white/red.
No. We follow universal road regulations set forth by the government. White is safe to cross color. Yellow is cross with caution. Much like our traffic lights. Any other color would not be seen or make sense as red is fire, blue is water.
You can still use them. Only snow plows with a steel blade will pop them off. Most of our plows here in WA have a rubber blade and it goes right over them. In areas where they get a lot of snow, they will recess them into the pavement.
Not the ones like you see here, but they can be slot mounted so plows go over them, or they can use plowable markers that are protected by cast iron guards mounted in the pavement.
No they haven't. They are federally required under the MUTCD. A semi truck isn't going to launch them. About the only thing that happens, is snow plows will pop them off. I'm an EMT and also work in public works and I have never heard of any or the reflectors ever becoming a projectile. Once we put them down, they don't come up very easily. Even if one did somehow become a projectile, they aren't heavy enough to penetrate the safety glass of a windshield.
These things have killed people here... they have been removed years ago. Think what you will but i live here and i know for a fact we dont use that type of projectile reflector it was a huge deal here and a expensive F up
@@mikel9567 They are not federally required by the MUTCD. You won't see these raised reflectors in northern states because the snow plows will rip them right out.
Missouri never used them until the 1990s when they started installing them in a few locations, mainly around cities. Apparently there was some federal money involved, because several states started using them around the same time. Then apparently the money ran out, because they all “banned” them for “safety” even tho the purpose of the markers is to increase safety by making it possible to see the lanes in the rain, and to extend visibility of pavement markings to a greater distance. Other states which did the same thing at about the same time include New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Several freak accidents involving markers being torn from deteriorated pavement and launched into passing vehicles were widely promoted in the news, and these cases were used as an excuse by these states who were latecomers to the use of these safety devices to stop using them. One gets the impression that the people in charge of highways in such states as Missouri never wanted to use them and wanted to stop as soon as they could. Another impression you get from driving in these states is that they tend to avoid many innovations long used in other states, even when those innovations increase the safety of the roads. I do not enjoy driving at night in these states. In 1977 Ohio started using snowplow-resistant raised pavement markers, mounted in cast iron snowplow guards that were installed in grooves cut in the pavement. They found that they reduced the accident rate for nighttime drivers enough to justify the expense. So they committed to installing them on every state highway in Ohio. They still use them today. The same kind of markers are used in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and other states which receive as much or more snow than Missouri. States farther south use markers like the ones in this video which are simply glued to the surface of the road, since they don’t normally need to plow the roads. I find it much easier and less fatiguing to drive at night in these states, because of the presence of these markers, and I would really like to see them everywhere.
@@nicholasfu5937 They are or have been used in states as far north as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and the Canadian province of Ontario. They can be mounted in long grooves below pavement level, or specially designed markers with cast iron guards are used which protect the markers from snowplow blades.
If it wasn’t for those reflectors I probably would have ran off the road, it was real stormy one night on the way home and the lines faded away over time and those reflectors were the only things that I could see. Those reflectors saved my life.
I want the white Reflector with the red on the back, those are badass😂🤘
Type C marker. Red for one way street to hopefully prevent wrong way driving.
I remember when i was a child I used one of this reflectors in the rear of my bicycle 😁😁😁😁😁😁 it was my first reflector to ride at night.
Great idea! Should be everywhere! So helpful at night!
I've collected those "cateyes" (road studs/Botts dots) since childhood, but always wondered how they are installed up close.
They had just redone the interstates in Atlanta Georgia with new reflectors a couple of years ago and then it snowed right after. The plows chipped up every last one of those things and they were littered all over the highway the next day, hunderds of thousands of them. They looked like they could easily become projectiles. They were cleaned up quickly and new reflectors put down on the surface. A waste of taxpayer money to do it that way again. Only a matter of time before they get chipped off again.
In Britain they're traditionally metal and solidly embedded in the road rather than applied with adhesive. They also retract when anything passes over them.
@@visionist7 The UK is a more advanced country, what can I say? 🤷♂
They have a method of countersinking them, and they use a smaller reflector that has a lower profile for areas prone to ice and snow. In parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, I've seen cast iron plates countersunk into roadway surface, with a smaller reflector attached to that plate. Supposedly, it keeps them in place better, and protects them.
@@michaelmorgan7893 i know but down here it doesn't snow enough to warrant the expense of doing that. Or maybe that's the idea since wasting money seems to be the goal down here. GDOT spend over 50 thousand dollars putting RPMs on my road of 100 homes but the road wasn't wide enough so people complained because of the bump bump bump it was impossible to miss them. Then they came back out and scraped them all back up. This was after spending $80k to repaint the lines that were painted by the county a year or two earlier.
@@TheKingOfInappropriateComments that's crazy. I can see why that would be frustrating. The waste of money, manpower and materials. (Maybe that's part of why they're called 3M markers)
Dude. Awesome video. 👏🏼👍.
Thumbs up 👍 if you seen at least one of these reflectors that was put on backwards and it shines red lol
That was in a back-up zone.
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Blackstone Avenue near Bullard had one like that, after they resurfaced it a few years ago.
The placing of the yellow/white markers is very haphazard, no real accuracy due to the lorry moving and the man slapping them down, they are not straight in most cases.
they dont need to be straight
Most countries seldomly used them. I believe that they should put these to good use because of its tactile feedback aka Botts' dots.
Nowadays, a lot of highways are built with smart lane devices embedded in the surface, (they work with the car's gps device) and the road surfaces have the "jiggle ribs" pressed into the roadway surface that warn of lane departure. A few years ago, a technician for CalTrans had told me the days of the "cats eye" are numbered.
Your edit literally ruined this entire video
nothing wrong with the edit...
Great job 🤗 🇺🇸
All this work and yet nobody has thought of reflective road paint!
They do put a product that looks like table salt on some cross walks and while lines to make them sparkle and be easily seen.
They paint it then throw it on top.
i think they add stuff to it now to make it reflective but the flat surface makes it hard to bounce light
@@lostinthedesert-hp4bw is "literally" everywhere? Hey? What?
There is nothing "literally" about it. Either it is or it isn't. So which one is it, or can't you make up your mind?
And no, it isn't on almost all highways and interstates. You're making the (stupid) assumption that every country in the world does things the way your country does. Some government's prefer to be liars and thieves and will rather steal from their citizens before they do anything to improve their lives or existence.
The road paint is reflective. When the paint is applied, before it dries, tiny glass beads are injected into the paint, which catch the light and reflect it back. It helps, but when it rains, that wet road surface obscures the lines, you need those raised reflectors to really see the lanes.
@@lostinthedesert-hp4bw I've actually witnessed those beads being shot under air pressure into that paint. That's all the research I need.
This video is damn near impossible to watch. Quite jumping around cut scene to next.
Nice video😎
Thank you
Thanks for sharing!
They have to be embedded into new asphalt in the north because snow plows will rip those suckers off in a second.
TmAn0517 in California they don’t get snow
@@Coleton196 Not even in the mountains?
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There must be a lot of whacko drivers there to need so many reflectors etc or is there a lot of fog? It’s very expensive especially for a straight road that doesn’t need them, what’s the reason?
Richardsvr Yes and they are politically whacko too.
Road reflectors are awesome on dark country roads and also when it’s pouring rain.
Good job
From the looks of it, they had done a terrible job because many of the reflective markers isn't placed in a straight line, but who cares coz it's for the road only.
Quite right. It's just humans showing their laziness and stupidity again. Everywhere you go it's the same story.
they didnt already have these? how do you know where the lanes are at night?
Uhh its called headlights that every car has
@@Christophhanderson yeah good luck with that, well saying that you yanks cant go wrong even roads are on a grid so even you lot can understand
@@Christophhanderson Headlights can’t display lines that are covered with water when it rains, or very far ahead of your vehicle. But these markers work great for those situations.
Good video
Nem para o Brasil ser assim!
That guy sitting on the truck is making maybe like 50 an hour .....let that sink In
What do you mean (. . .let that sink In)?
Means easy ass money while some of us bust our ass for it must be nice to have that job
@@LENTODAWG702 The harder you work, the less you make. Why do you think government political leaders get rich? They call one another idiots and go home to a 10 million dollar mansion...
This is a tough job technical and dangerous I doubt that man's only job within the company is doing pavement markers . I'd like to put you guys on a 4 ton melter and have you fill it up 50 ibs at a time all day longloke my guys do there fucking badasses
They not making 50 an hour I do it
Nice Job. Need these reflectors for my driveway, where can I buy them?
I collect these when they scrape them off the road but I too want to buy them. For these particular reflectors I only found one website, the shipping is a bit pricey but you can buy these.
MrPummi88 If you don’t really care too much about the brand you can easily get your hands on some reflectors on Amazon or Walmart Online.
MrPummi88 I’m interested in the white reflector with the red on the back. I have a lot of yellow and white reflectors already but I want the white/red.
What is this about? Road painting or reflective dividers? You should see how they do it in Europe!
Yeah looks awful here, not any precision at all
Welcome to the great old USA
Do they use raised pavement markers in Europe?
Great job... where u guys based out of
St Petersburg Florida
Whats the name of the songs?
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Why do we have white lines in places it snows ? You would think a neon color would be better
No. We follow universal road regulations set forth by the government. White is safe to cross color. Yellow is cross with caution. Much like our traffic lights. Any other color would not be seen or make sense as red is fire, blue is water.
When it snows you can’t see any of the lines, no matter what color. When the snow melts you can see the white lines just fine.
1:30 pls name song
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Wont work up north first snow storm and plows will eat these up
What do they use there ,?
@@ezrabrooks7785 nothing, when it rains its a free for all because you cant see the lanes
Kinda like I-4 , when it rains , pick your lanes.
You can still use them. Only snow plows with a steel blade will pop them off. Most of our plows here in WA have a rubber blade and it goes right over them. In areas where they get a lot of snow, they will recess them into the pavement.
Not the ones like you see here, but they can be slot mounted so plows go over them, or they can use plowable markers that are protected by cast iron guards mounted in the pavement.
easiest work is the one on the truck who put reflectors..that's why you have a far ass..🤣🤣
9:45 name of song?
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@@MasterWorkers thanks
Those have been banned in Missouri.... not that cool when A semi truck picks it up off the road and launches it in your car......
No they haven't. They are federally required under the MUTCD. A semi truck isn't going to launch them. About the only thing that happens, is snow plows will pop them off. I'm an EMT and also work in public works and I have never heard of any or the reflectors ever becoming a projectile. Once we put them down, they don't come up very easily. Even if one did somehow become a projectile, they aren't heavy enough to penetrate the safety glass of a windshield.
These things have killed people here... they have been removed years ago. Think what you will but i live here and i know for a fact we dont use that type of projectile reflector it was a huge deal here and a expensive F up
@@mikel9567 They are not federally required by the MUTCD. You won't see these raised reflectors in northern states because the snow plows will rip them right out.
Missouri never used them until the 1990s when they started installing them in a few locations, mainly around cities. Apparently there was some federal money involved, because several states started using them around the same time. Then apparently the money ran out, because they all “banned” them for “safety” even tho the purpose of the markers is to increase safety by making it possible to see the lanes in the rain, and to extend visibility of pavement markings to a greater distance. Other states which did the same thing at about the same time include New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Several freak accidents involving markers being torn from deteriorated pavement and launched into passing vehicles were widely promoted in the news, and these cases were used as an excuse by these states who were latecomers to the use of these safety devices to stop using them. One gets the impression that the people in charge of highways in such states as Missouri never wanted to use them and wanted to stop as soon as they could. Another impression you get from driving in these states is that they tend to avoid many innovations long used in other states, even when those innovations increase the safety of the roads. I do not enjoy driving at night in these states.
In 1977 Ohio started using snowplow-resistant raised pavement markers, mounted in cast iron snowplow guards that were installed in grooves cut in the pavement. They found that they reduced the accident rate for nighttime drivers enough to justify the expense. So they committed to installing them on every state highway in Ohio. They still use them today. The same kind of markers are used in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and other states which receive as much or more snow than Missouri. States farther south use markers like the ones in this video which are simply glued to the surface of the road, since they don’t normally need to plow the roads. I find it much easier and less fatiguing to drive at night in these states, because of the presence of these markers, and I would really like to see them everywhere.
@@nicholasfu5937 They are or have been used in states as far north as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and the Canadian province of Ontario. They can be mounted in long grooves below pavement level, or specially designed markers with cast iron guards are used which protect the markers from snowplow blades.
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Those reflectors ruin the paint job. They also ruin night vision. Need to go back to paint and median strips. The reflectors are overkill.
If it wasn’t for those reflectors I probably would have ran off the road, it was real stormy one night on the way home and the lines faded away over time and those reflectors were the only things that I could see. Those reflectors saved my life.
That's the easiest job ever
Music is annoying.....
First snow they get bladed off.
Southern California.
These are typically used in places where it doesn’t snow.
You think it snows in California?