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What are the skid resistance and wear performance attributes of SafeLane overlay?

April 26, 2017overlay PERFORMANCE resistance skid wear

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What are the skid resistance and wear performance attributes of SafeLane overlay?

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SafeLane improves safety year round by increasing surface friction. Bald tire skid tests immediately after installation measured 58 to 60 using the ASTM E 524 bald tire skid test. On this test, the higher the number the better the friction. Generally, any skid number over 40 is considered acceptable, and the SafeLane overlay surface registered numbers in the high 40s to mid 50s after three years of use. “We have no indication that we should expect any difference in skid performance between SafeLane overlay and standard epoxy overlays, so if SafeLane overlay performs as well as the standard epoxy overlay, you can expect to have good skid numbers 15 to 25 years or more,” says Michael Sprinkel of the Virginia Transportation Research Council, a national expert in the design, construction, and evaluation of epoxy overlays.