JP3128459U - Highway safety enhancement device - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To eliminate the danger caused by oversight of a sign and misrecognition of a traveling direction.
A unique color is specified for each of the upstream lane and the downstream lane of the expressway, and the unique color is displayed for each of the upstream lane and the downstream lane on the expressway or a facility attached thereto. Constitutes a safety enhancement device. In addition to displaying the unique colors on the expressway itself such as the road surface, it is also displayed on ancillary facilities. Additional facilities include traffic signs 1, guardrails 3, curbs, sound insulation panels, bus shelters, lighting poles 2, car stops, tunnels, pedestrian bridges, service area stores or toilets, toll booths 4, etc. There is no particular limitation as long as the driver sees it. And it selectively displays on either including the road itself.
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Description

  This device enhances driving safety on the highway by making the traveling direction of the highway easy to understand.

The expressway is completely separated from the upper and lower lines, and if you accidentally enter the lane in the opposite direction, you will be directly connected to a major accident. There are many cases of reverse running on highways.
In the interchange, there is a sign that says “Direction”, and the driver looks at the sign and selects the lane to enter, but the sign displays about two place names. In many cases, the destination is not displayed. At that time, the vehicle may inadvertently enter the reverse lane. In that case, if the vehicle does not travel to the next interchange, the vehicle cannot move to the correct lane and is forced to lose.

  When investigating the cause of an accident on the expressway, the direction of entry at the entrance of the expressway or at the exit of the service area, the reverse run due to a mistake in the vertical line, or the branch when entering the main line from the interchange should be entered in any direction. It can be seen that there are many things that are caused by factors such as not knowing what to do and lanes not being determined.

For example, when entering an expressway from an interchange, there are usually up and down branches. There is a sign at this branch, and the name of the major city through which the expressway passes is displayed on the sign, such as “Tokyo” or “Niigata”. As a road administrator, it seems that all drivers recognize the approach route without error by this sign, but it cannot be said that all drivers are surely recognizing the sign. Reality proves.
During driving, the time that the sign can be recognized is never long. For that reason, there are not a few drivers who are overwhelmed without knowing the lane that they should enter, just before the branch, overlooking the sign. And such a driver's “stray” threatens the safety of traffic at the bifurcation. This also occurs at the exit of the service area shared by the upper and lower lines.
In addition, signs indicating direction are usually displayed in Kanji and European characters, but there are an increasing number of foreign drivers who cannot read both Kanji and European characters. Information for selecting the direction to enter at the entrance cannot be obtained.
In addition, depending on the interchange, the gate itself may be distinguished by the upper and lower lines, but in that case, the place that should enter the up line may enter the down line by mistake, resulting in a reverse transmission. There is also.

  An object of the present invention is to eliminate the danger caused by oversight of the above-mentioned signs and misidentification of the traveling direction.

This device identifies a unique color that is unified for each of the up and down lanes of the expressway, and displays the unique color for each of the up and down lanes on the expressway or a facility attached thereto. This constitutes a safety enhancing device.
The unique color is determined nationwide, for example, if the up line is wine red and the down line is blue, all the highways in the country are unified with wine red and blue. As a result, the driver can associate the destination with the color anywhere in the country, and can drive safely.
The unique color is preferably a color with less irritation that does not obstruct the driver.
In addition to displaying the unique colors on the expressway itself such as the road surface, it is also displayed on ancillary facilities. Additional facilities include traffic signs, guardrails, curbs, sound insulation panels, bus shelters, lighting poles, car stops, tunnels, pedestrian bridges, service area stores or toilets, toll booths, etc. There is no particular limitation as long as it does. And it selectively displays on either including the road itself.
For example, if it is an upper and lower line branch portion in an interchange, the display on the road surface or guardrail will be effective. Then, by displaying only on interchanges, junctions, and exits of service areas shared by the upper and lower lanes, where an intrusion path is misidentified, a high effect can be obtained at low cost.

  The invention of claim 3 displays an advertisement together with a unique color. By covering all or part of the facility management expenses with the advertising revenue obtained by displaying the advertisement, the facility can be maintained in a good condition at all times.

According to this device, by displaying a unique color for each up and down line on the expressway itself or its ancillary facilities, it is possible to clearly recognize the route that the driver should travel without relying on signs, Accidents caused by strays can be reduced.
And by devising the design of the color display, the dry highway can be moisturized and the driver's feelings can be eased. From this aspect, the accident can be expected to be reduced.
In addition, if an advertisement is displayed, all or part of the maintenance cost can be covered, and an increase in cost associated with an increase in display can be suppressed as much as possible.

FIG. 1 shows that at the interchange entrance part of the expressway, in order to easily identify the branch line going up and down, the sign board 1, 1a, the lighting poles 2, 2a, the guardrail 3, the toll gate 4a And the down line with a unified color. For example, the up-line sign plate 1, the lighting pole 2, and the guardrail 3 are colored wine red, and the down-line sign board 1a, the lighting pole 2a, and the toll gate 4a are colored green (in the figure, halftone dots and hatching). Is displayed).
In addition to the above, coloring the road surface itself is also effective.
By color-coding in this way, the driver can understand the direction in which he / she should enter without reading the characters on the sign.

FIG. 2 shows all the buildings that can be seen by the driver in the down lane in green on the main road of the expressway. That is, the driver side of the downhill illuminating pole 2a, the driver side of the sign plate 1a, the driver side of the signboard pole 5a, the guardrail 3a, and the downlane of the signboard 1 of the uplane and the pole 5 of the signboard The driver side is colored green, which is the basic color of the descending lane.
On the other hand, although not shown in the figure, the lighting lane 2a of the descending lane, the sign plate 1a, the sign side pole 5a, the driver side of the ascending lane, and the ascending lane sign plate 1, the climbing of the sign board pole 5 The driver side of the lane is colored wine red, which is the basic color of the up lane.
By color-coding in this way, the driver in the down lane can understand that the vehicle is traveling in the down lane by running surrounded by green buildings, and conversely The driver can understand that the vehicle is traveling in the up lane by traveling surrounded by a wine-red structure.

In FIG. 3, in addition to coloring the guard rail 3 in the up lane in wine red, the wall on the driver side of the up lane of the pedestrian bridge 7 is colored in wine red, and the wall on the side of the driver in the down lane of this pedestrian bridge 7 Is colored green.
In the above, if the advertisement space 8 is provided on the wall surface of the pedestrian bridge 7 so that the advertisement can be displayed here, the maintenance cost can be covered by the advertisement revenue.

  Similar to the above, it is also effective to color the walls of the railway viaduct crossing the expressway.

In the above manner, traffic signs, guardrails, curbs, sound insulation panels, bus shelters, tunnel portals, lighting poles, car stops, tunnels, pedestrian bridges, service area stores or toilets, toll booths, etc. All the parts visible to the driver of the up line are colored in the base color of the up line (for example wine red), and all the parts visible to the driver of the down line are set to the base color of the down line (for example green), A driver who wants to travel on the line can invade the highway and travel without mistaking the lane or course by driving while consistently applying the basic color from the entrance of the interchange.
By determining and coloring the unique colors of the upper and lower lines common to all highways throughout the country, it is possible to select the highway intrusion route depending on the color anywhere in the country.

  In this device, it is expensive to display colors on the installations, buildings, and structures of highways nationwide, and maintenance costs are also incurred to maintain the colors in a beautiful state. Therefore, it is preferable to suppress the cost by displaying an advertisement as shown in FIG. However, in order to prevent the advertisement from damaging the beauty of the expressway, it is necessary to set a high standard from the viewpoint of aesthetics and to display only advertisements that satisfy the standard.

  FIG. 4 shows an advertisement displayed on the wall surface of a highway pier. By displaying advertisements that can be evaluated from the aesthetic point of view, the concrete-colored pier becomes aesthetic and contributes to the beautification of the town.

  According to this device, by adding a unique color to the upper and lower lines of the expressway, it is possible to instantly distinguish between the up and down lines without looking at the characters on the signs, contributing to improved safety on the expressway. And has industrial applicability.

Illustration of embodiment at bifurcation Illustration of the embodiment in the main line part Figure of embodiment in footbridge part Figure showing application example to bridge pier

Explanation of symbols

1, 1a Sign board 2, 2a Lighting pole 3, 3a Guardrail 4a Toll booth 5, 5a Sign board pole 7 Pedestrian bridge 8 Advertisement

This device identifies a unique color for each of the up and down lanes of the expressway, and is displayed on the surface that can be seen by the driver traveling on the expressway of the guardrail installed on the expressway. By displaying the unique color, a highway safety enhancing device is configured.
The unique color is determined nationwide, for example, if the up line is wine red and the down line is blue, all the highways in the country are unified with wine red and blue. As a result, the driver can associate the destination with the color anywhere in the country, and can drive safely.
The unique color is preferably a color with less irritation that does not obstruct the driver.
In addition to displaying the unique color on the surface that can be seen by the driver of the guardrail, in addition to this, it is displayed on the expressway itself such as the road surface or incidental facilities. Auxiliary facilities include traffic signs, curbs, sound insulation panels, bus shelters, lighting poles, car stops, tunnels, pedestrian bridges, service area stores or toilets, toll booths, etc. If there is no particular limitation. And it selectively displays on either including the road itself.
For example, if it is a vertical line branch portion in an interchange, the display on the road surface or guardrail will be effective. Then, by displaying only on interchanges, junctions, and exits of service areas shared by the upper and lower lanes, where an intrusion path is misidentified, a high effect can be obtained at low cost.

According to this device, by displaying a unique color for each vertical line on the guardrail installed on the expressway, or in addition to the expressway itself or its ancillary facilities other than the guardrail, self-regardless of the sign. It is possible to clearly recognize the route to be run, and to reduce accidents caused by reverse running, straying, etc.
And by devising the design of the color display, the dry highway can be moisturized and the driver's feelings can be eased. From this aspect, the accident can be expected to be reduced.
In addition, if an advertisement is displayed, all or part of the maintenance cost can be covered, and an increase in cost associated with an increase in display can be suppressed as much as possible.

Claims (3)

A highway safety enhancement device that identifies unique colors that are unified for the up and down lanes of the expressway, and that displays the unique colors for each of the up and down lanes on the expressway or facilities attached thereto. The incidental facility is one of a traffic sign, a guardrail, a curb, a sound insulation panel, a bus shelter, a lighting pole, a car stop, a tunnel portal, a pedestrian bridge, a service area store or toilet, and a toll booth. Safety enhancement device The highway safety enhancing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an advertisement is displayed together with a unique color.

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