How Parking Lot Striping Improves Traffic Safety & Flow
If your guests, customers, or employees don't have a place to park, your business could suffer. As a business owner, people expect you to provide them with a safe, secure space to park their vehicles, and not many patrons want to do business with an establishment than has them park on the street. But a paved lot that's off the street isn't enough! If you want to promote safe and orderly traffic in your parking lot, you need parking lot striping from a professional company like Westfall Trucking & Excavation.
Why Is Traffic Flow Important?
Without properly striped parking lots, paved areas can become a vehicular free-for-all. If there aren't designated parking areas in your lot or lines that show the flow of traffic, fender benders could occur. Even worse, a patron could be struck by a car when trying to walk across the lot, all because there were no lines directing the car where to go. You could end up being liable for any injuries that are sustained and have to pay someone else's medical bills, ordered by the court.
How Does Parking Lot Striping Improve The Flow Of Traffic?
Drivers today have a myriad of things that distract them from the road in front of them-- namely, their cell phones. Even GPS devices can end up giving the wrong directions, causing distraction and confusion. The last thing drivers in Coldwater need is more confusion from trying to navigate your inadequately striped parking lot. A professional parking lot striping service from our excavation contractor can help you provide your customers with high-quality, easy-to-see navigational aids that guide them through your lot. When drivers and pedestrians alike can see the right path to take, accidents are less likely.
How Does Parking Lot Striping Improve Safety?
As aforementioned, parking lot striping enhances safety by creating smoothly flowing traffic, but it almost promotes safety in other ways:
- Good lot striping shows drivers where they should park and also helps them position their vehicles properly in the space. This helps eliminate dings in other drivers' doors, intrusions into traffic, and other parking mistakes.
- Parking lot striping also shows people where they shouldn't park. When fire lanes, loading zones, and other no-parking zones are clearly marked, drivers will be less likely to park in spaces that aren't meant for the public. They'll be informed about spaces for emergency vehicles or handicapped drivers as well as areas where dump trucks or loading docks sit.
- Well-lined crosswalks improve pedestrian safety by indicating crosswalks and intersections or travel aisles where stop signs aren't installed.