Safety Mirrors - Vital Traffic Safety Equipment

Convex mirrors are commonly used in shops, factories, warehouses and hospitals for internal security and safety. But the most common application of safety mirrors is in the traffic safety industry. When you step into a shop to look for traffic safety mirrors or browse a website for possible options, you are faced with an immense variety of options. Now if you are very new to buying mirrors for industrial or commercial purposes you will need this simple guide on the different mirrors available today.

• Blind spot Mirrors 

There are blind spots in intersections where drivers cannot see what is around the corner because of the angle of the road. These are called blond spots and are serious accident hotspots. In order to prevent accidents from happening traffic safety equipment makers have designed blind spot mirrors which are placed straight ahead in intersections letting people see around corners and navigate easily without any accidents. Blind spot mirrors along with Speed breakers make roads safer.

• Undercarriage and overhead inspection mirrors

Mirrors are not just used in traffic management. Security forces make use of mirrors too. You may have seen security guards use these big circular mirrors to check under your vehicle and over it, these traffic safety mirrors are manufactured by traffic safety equipment makers and you can buy them and use them at your office or industry as the need be.

• Indoor Dome Mirrors

Large industrial areas where several people are involved in different activities need to be inspected and kept under control. Smaller versions are used inside elevators as well. These are made specifically for indoor use. Choose whatever you want according to your needs.

Water Filled Barriers – Making Roads Safer

Barriers are used to protect road users where there is an identified risk and where their use can be justified, both in cost and safety benefit terms. Crash barriers filled with water and also known as Water filled barriers are very effective in containing the damage caused during an accident and prevent vehicles from moving across lanes. A lot of lives have been saved over years thanks to these, and those that have heard of it only recently are quite eager to implement barriers in their traffic flow.


What are the other alternatives?
Water filled traffic barriers are not the only barrier in use today. Since ages, dividers have been used to manage traffic. Back then when plastic was not as common or versatile enough to suit the purpose, stone and concrete was used. Even today, you will see many cities where stone and concrete are still used to manage traffic flow. So why has water filled traffic barrier suddenly become more desirable than stone or concrete?


What’s wrong with concrete or steel barriers?
Concrete or steel form very rigid barriers and though these are great at stopping a 1 ton vehicle dead in its track, it is also known to cause complete wrecks, which is not desirable. The job of a barrier is to prevent accidents and minimize loss, concrete and steel fails miserably at the second job.


Water filled barriers are not as rigid and are great at absorbing the shock of an accident. Water filled inside a barrier spills out and reduces the risk of damage to a great extent. Installing water filled barriers is simple and since empty barrier units are lightweight and easy to move about, installing is as easy as moving individual units in place and filling it with water.