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Old 02-24-2021, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by butch69 View Post
I read an article about all the gate guards being knocked down by cart and cars. It listed several distractions that might cause it, but one of the best things they could do is paint the stripes YELLOW instead of red. There is a reason highway stripes are painted yellow and not red. Yellow is the most visible color of all the colors, it is the first color that the human eye notices. Might not solve 100% of the problem but it should cause a dramatic reduction in accidents.
I agree. The reflective material used on the gate arms is borderline useless. I know where the arms are and they are hard to see at night. Imagine a visitor. If someone keeps having the same problem over and over and never tries a different solution, they become part of the problem.
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