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Transportation Safety

All things safety in the transportation world. From air to the pavement transportation requires safety and safety provisions.

Airport Windsocks

What exactly are airport windsocks?  Well, they are those cone shaped flags that you see on tall poles near airports.  What are their purpose?  As far as I know, they are so that one can calculate the direction of the wind. Most airport windsocks are just orange, but some are orange and white striped.  There […]

The Classic Traffic Cone

With the dozens of traffic safety devices now employed by construction crews and law enforcement officers, one classic piece of equipment is often overlooked: the safety cone. While safety cones have been used for decades during roadside work, they have largely been antiquated by more noticeable and safer alternatives. That being said, there are still […]

Reflective Safety Vests

There are many different types of traffic safety vests, and they are used in many different locations.  You can see them being used on the highway during a road construction project.  You could see them at a building construction project, or on police officers directing traffic for an event. What many may not know, is […]

Traffic Barriers – Meant to Protect?

Traffic barriers can be made of concrete or plastic, and the plastic ones are usually hollow on the inside so that they can be filled with sand and/or water.  Keep in mind these can also be called ‘barrier barricades’.  Now, my question is, how can a concrete barrier really be safe for a car to […]

Where are Traffic Drums Made?

When I tell people I deal with the traffic safety industry, at first they look in surprise because it is such a strange (or is it) industry to be in.  I explain that I deal with pretty much any product you would see in a road/highway construction project on the side of the road.  Their […]

Traffic Cone

Most people know what a traffic cone is, those orange cones on the side of the road usually involved in some sort of contruction.  Or you may see them on the soccer field, as a drill to dribble between with the soccer ball (called sports cones).  Traffic cones have a few different options, such as […]