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FITTING RELIEF SYMBOLS AND DIRECTION ARROW
Purpose • These symbols have been designed specifically to allow people with impaired vision to get an overview of the intersection
and in which direction to walk.
Placing • The relief symbols should always be placed facing the pavement. The decorative profiles should be placed on the opposite side,
facing the road. If the unit is placed on a median/island there should be decorative profiles on both sides.
The exception to this is if the median is so wide that there is a path or bicycle lane running through it. If this is the case, then the relief symbols
should be fitted to indicate the type of traffic that could be expected
Relief symbols should never be used on the bicycle path signal.
Fitting relief symbols • The housing has slots for the relief symbols and decorative profiles, and they are secured by the top cover and
bottom lid. There are 7 different symbols and 3 plain pieces of different lengths to assure that the slot in the acoustic signal is always full and the
symbols are held solidly in place. The number of symbols required depends on the type of traffic lanes at the crossing. The “START” and “ARRIVAL”
symbols must always be included. These symbols give people with impaired vision a tactile picture of the intersection and the direction of the crossing.
Therefore it’s crucial that they are turned and positioned absolutely correctly.
The “START” symbol, nr 1, should always be at the bottom and then the different symbols necessary are inserted in their respective order.
The “ARRIVAL” symbol, nr 7, should always be at the top.
Double-check the position of the relief symbols! See image description below.
IMPORTANT!
Always check where the acoustic pedestrian signal is placed. For example: If a bicycle path is located in parallel with the walkway, but you need
to cross it to reach the acoustic pedestrian signal, the symbol “bicycle path” should not be included in the relief symbols, because the bicycle
path has already been crossed.
Mounting tactile direction arrow • The direction arrow is fitted on the top cover and must be
aligned in the correct direction. A double arrow is used on units placed on a median/island.
The arrow is fitted into the circular recess on the top cover and attached by Silicone glue.
Make sure it is pointed in the correct direction, before you attach it.
RELIEF SYMBOLS
START!
BICYCLE PATH
TRAMS · TRAINS
BICYCLE PATH
Indicates the opposite pavement
EXAMPLE
Mounted for right-hand traffic
You are here
Always placed at the bottom
The arrow shows you the walking direction
Bicycles from both directions
Indicates rail traffic from the left
Indicates bicycles from the left
MEDIAN · ISLAND · REFUGE
VEHICLE TRAFFIC
Indicates vehicular traffic from the right
ARRIVAL
