Installation
Overview
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The Strieter-Lite is a wide-angle model, multi-purpose reflector. Properly installed, it provides complete reflective light cover for any roadside terrain.
Patented Method of Installation: US: 5,320,446 Canada: 2,106,276
Typical primary layout—reflectors directed across the road and staggered
Determine the location of the line of reflectors along each roadside, taking into consideration the amount of offset desired, width of usable shoulders, guard rails, vertical vegetation, drainage ditches and embankments. The reflector lines are not required to be equally distant from the centerline of the highway or the same distance from the highway edge. (The highway does not need to be centered between the lines of reflectors.) The reflectors may be offset up to 40ft. from the active edge of the highway, provided the distance between the reflector lines does not exceed 125 ft. The spacing of the reflectors along the highway (longitudinally) must always be equal to the distance ("D" in the diagram) between the reflector lines (latitudinally). When the distance between the lines of reflectors is changed, the spacing must also be changed to equal the distance between reflector lines. This spacing is applied to level ground, inclines and outsides of curves. Reflectors on the inside of curves should be evenly spaced and staggered from reflectors on the outside of the curves.
The reflectors are mounted on highway delineator posts with the bottom of the reflector 24 to 30 inches above the crown of the road. The reflectors are to be staggered and directed across the highway, never directly across from each other.
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Typical primary layout—reflectors directed across the road and staggered
For Downslope Areas
Additional reflectors are required only in areas where roadsides slope downwards and where the grade elevation is such that the deer cannot view the reflector on the opposite side of the road. These additional reflectors are directed away from the road and mounted back-to-back with the primary reflectors on the same posts. Where spacing in the downslope areas is 100-125-130 ft., an interim post with a single reflector directed away from the road placed half-way between the primary posts is suggested.
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Typical for downslopes or heavy traffic areas
For High Traffic Areas
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Typical For High Traffic Areas
Mounting Methods
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Single and Back-to-Back Mounting Methods
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Alternate Back-to-Back Mounting Method
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Typical for Median Barriers
Maintenance Checklist on Existing Installation
Proper maintenance of any system is absolutely necessary to achieve maximum results.
It is important to conduct maintance checks at least twice a year.
- Replace any damaged or missing Reflectors.
- Straighten and adjust bent or twisted posts so the Reflectors are vertical and the bases of the Reflector housings are parallel with the direction of traffic.
- Wash with detergent and rinse with clear water.
- Keep vegetation from interfering with the light directed to and from Reflectors at all times.