Making roadworks safer and more efficient

First published in the Intertraffic Innovations Guide - April 15, 2020

Innovative safety equipment companies PSS, Senn, and Frike have developed technology designed to make roadwork safer and more efficient. As PSS points out, it has been an innovative roadway equipment company providing safety solutions for over three decades and developed the revolutionary RoadQuake Temporary Portable Rumble Strip (TPRS) over 10 years ago. Since the introduction of RoadQuake, PSS has expanded the system to include the Raptor, the RoadQuake TPRS handling machine that deploys and retrieves strips from roadways, removing workers from the dangers of live traffic and making use of RoadQuake easier than ever. Senn Konstruktionswerkstätte, based near Basle, Switzerland has been manufacturing special machinery since 1980 for various industrial sectors. The company’s machines for automatic rumble strip and cone handling have been successfully used on the Swiss motorway network in the past few years with keen interest being shown from international markets.

Meanwhile, Frike Electronic, which has been producing safety products for over 30 years, has announced its latest innovation, the Profilactus Warning System. It provides warning for maintenance personnel; warning for those causing accidents; and reduction of injury to people and damage to materials. Sensors are mounted on the existing barriers and signalling equipment and sound an alarm in the event of vehicle impact. Those within the danger zone are alerted by lights, sirens, and the vibrating personal pager.