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Retro-reflectivity
is defined as returning light back to the light source along the same light
path. When driving at night, a STOP sign is reflecting the light that strikes
it from the head lights of an approaching vehicle. The light is then sent or
retro-reflected back to the source and subsequently the viewing lens of the
drivers eye. This event allows for the nighttime driver to identify and react
from a much greater distance, rather than simply relying upon the headlights to
eventually illuminate the object.
Nearly everything that retro-reflects at night relies upon reflective tape. While tape has allowed for the everyday driver to identify and react to road signs and even small patches of highway guardrail delineators, it has never been able to address large and complex areas that require retro-reflection. Tape also has several draw backs, such as:
Tape relies upon basic adhesive to a substrate, usually aluminum. Aluminum is utilized because it does not rust like mild steel. Due to the fact that tape offers almost no coating protection whatsoever, the substrate must compensate. This compensation results in a much higher cost.
Tape cannot be utilized on complex fabrications. It is mostly utilized on flat surfaces.
Tape has limitations on what it can adhere to.
Retro-reflective tape has a limited life span, due to the fact that the basic polymer utilized in most all tape is not UV stabilized. In other words, sunlight causes the molecules in the tape to become unstable. If you have ever seen a red STOP sign that looks faded, the reason is the UV instability.
Retro reflective tape is extremely expensive.
It is precisely because of these factors above that the nighttime visibility arena is prime for an advanced retro-reflective technology.
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