A parking lot is like a miniature version of the average stretch of city blocks, with winding turns, intersections, narrowing dead ends and a cascade of concrete paths whose purpose it is to take you to your destination.
In this case, your goal is to find a proper parking space for your vehicle, and if cars were allowed to just make a bee-line for the closest slot in sight without any rules, the situation would quickly degenerate into a congested, accident-heavy free-for-all.
This is why, out in the roads, there exist a series of traffic signs whose purpose it is to maintain order and safety for drivers and pedestrians alike.
In like manner, traffic signs are indispensable to the smooth operation of the average parking lot.
People do not easily observe organization on their own, especially when inside motor vehicles; rather, they must be provided with sufficient direction.
A parking lot could use a bunch of plastic signs on posts to facilitate a sound flow of traffic in its access lanes and aisles, but this method can be expensive, and physical signs not only create obstacles for cars to run into, but also reduce the overall space that cars would need to maneuver and park.
Presently, the most efficient manner of marking a parking lot is through the use of painted signs, which in turn are best applied through the use of stencils.
Traffic stencils are available in a variety of sizes and plastic grades, with those of quality manufactured from sturdy, long-lasting plastic.
Stencil sets featuring common traffic signs are used to make painting these markings much easier, as they can simply be sprayed and brushed over to leave behind a perfectly shaped set of letters or icons.
The traffic stencils most commonly used are for the boundary lines, typically painted white and yellow, that delineate the spaces between cars and the mark out the parking lot lanes used by vehicles to reach the slots.
These are followed by straight and curved arrows, which plot out the course that a car is expected to take on its way to a parking space.
These arrows are essential for marking one-way and two-way thoroughfares, as well as allowable and prohibited turns into parking aisles.
Drivers move through a parking lot with much greater harmony if they know how and where to go, instead of being left to their own devices.
There are other traffic signs that exist to improve the safety of both cars and pedestrians who traverse the parking lot.
Stop signs, which caution a vehicle to grind to a full halt and continue only if the way is clear of oncoming cars, have saved many lives and dollars worth of property damage on the roads, and are just as valuable in the confines of a parking lot.
Other important traffic markings include pedestrian crossings, which are there also to benefit people going to and coming from their automobiles, and fire lane markings, to designate an emergency lane for rescue vehicles to use in the event of an emergency.
In this case, your goal is to find a proper parking space for your vehicle, and if cars were allowed to just make a bee-line for the closest slot in sight without any rules, the situation would quickly degenerate into a congested, accident-heavy free-for-all.
This is why, out in the roads, there exist a series of traffic signs whose purpose it is to maintain order and safety for drivers and pedestrians alike.
In like manner, traffic signs are indispensable to the smooth operation of the average parking lot.
People do not easily observe organization on their own, especially when inside motor vehicles; rather, they must be provided with sufficient direction.
A parking lot could use a bunch of plastic signs on posts to facilitate a sound flow of traffic in its access lanes and aisles, but this method can be expensive, and physical signs not only create obstacles for cars to run into, but also reduce the overall space that cars would need to maneuver and park.
Presently, the most efficient manner of marking a parking lot is through the use of painted signs, which in turn are best applied through the use of stencils.
Traffic stencils are available in a variety of sizes and plastic grades, with those of quality manufactured from sturdy, long-lasting plastic.
Stencil sets featuring common traffic signs are used to make painting these markings much easier, as they can simply be sprayed and brushed over to leave behind a perfectly shaped set of letters or icons.
The traffic stencils most commonly used are for the boundary lines, typically painted white and yellow, that delineate the spaces between cars and the mark out the parking lot lanes used by vehicles to reach the slots.
These are followed by straight and curved arrows, which plot out the course that a car is expected to take on its way to a parking space.
These arrows are essential for marking one-way and two-way thoroughfares, as well as allowable and prohibited turns into parking aisles.
Drivers move through a parking lot with much greater harmony if they know how and where to go, instead of being left to their own devices.
There are other traffic signs that exist to improve the safety of both cars and pedestrians who traverse the parking lot.
Stop signs, which caution a vehicle to grind to a full halt and continue only if the way is clear of oncoming cars, have saved many lives and dollars worth of property damage on the roads, and are just as valuable in the confines of a parking lot.
Other important traffic markings include pedestrian crossings, which are there also to benefit people going to and coming from their automobiles, and fire lane markings, to designate an emergency lane for rescue vehicles to use in the event of an emergency.
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