Measuring Techniques for Retroreflectivity Levels of Small Signs

Collisions between vehicles and pedestrians are a significant problem, and substantial evidence indicates that the problem is closely linked with low illumination. A less expensive approach to enhancing the conspicuity of pedestrians involves using retroreflective material – material that has been engineered to passively reflect light back in the direction of its source. In a Textile faculty of TU Liberec was developed microscopic method to research the affecting factors textile thin bands retroreflectivity [1]. This work has been done through the use of several quality tools allowing studying different phenomena such as effect of color and technology on retroreflectivity levels.