Except, I live in Oklahoma where they use the sucky kind that are embedded in the road, and no bott dots. Where can I get one? Can I just email odor and ask them for 1? Or do I have to pay $100 dollars for 1 on the internet?
My preferences:
Green (idk what they are for tho)
Blue
Red/white
Red
Yellow
Yellow/red
White
Do they have any other colors?
And where can I get them? Preferably not in the middle of traffic.
I realize this is the second thread I made like this, but in the this thread is more spacific on what I want to know. Is it even legal to take one that is unstuck?
Quote from: MCRoads on July 11, 2017, 09:44:27 PM
I realize this is the second thread I made like this, but in the this thread is more specific on what I want to know. Is it even legal to take one that is unstuck?
I had a reflector for a while. I found it along the side of the road...I'm guessing knocked loose by a snowplow.
Be patient young padawan
Quote from: US71 on July 11, 2017, 10:00:45 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on July 11, 2017, 09:44:27 PM
I realize this is the second thread I made like this, but in the this thread is more specific on what I want to know. Is it even legal to take one that is unstuck?
I had a reflector for a while. I found it along the side of the road...I'm guessing knocked loose by a snowplow.
Be patient young padawan
He said his state doesn't use them.
Quote from: 1 on July 11, 2017, 10:04:13 PM
Quote from: US71 on July 11, 2017, 10:00:45 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on July 11, 2017, 09:44:27 PM
I realize this is the second thread I made like this, but in the this thread is more specific on what I want to know. Is it even legal to take one that is unstuck?
I had a reflector for a while. I found it along the side of the road...I'm guessing knocked loose by a snowplow.
Be patient young padawan
He said his state doesn't use them.
Much frown, would they use them for construction?
https://hdsupplysolutions.com/shop/p/pavement-marker-with-adhesive-pad-2-way-amber-p293680
8 bucks. Plus shipping. If you pay me enough, I'll "install" it somewhere so you can come by and "steal" it.
I have four on a shelf at work. They're plastic and obviously intended for temporary application, and not for permanent embedding in the pavement. I picked them up at some conference somewhere. They're branded "Ennis" so perhaps Googling that name will give you a company website, whereupon you could contact them and see if they'd send you a sample.
I had one of the embedded ones that had been knocked loose by a snowplow that I picked up off the side of the road several years ago, but I don't know what became of it. The metal casing and chunk of asphalt made it a lot heavier than just plastic (Stimsonite) like my samples are.
Quote from: MCRoads on July 11, 2017, 10:07:56 PM
Quote from: 1 on July 11, 2017, 10:04:13 PM
Quote from: US71 on July 11, 2017, 10:00:45 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on July 11, 2017, 09:44:27 PM
I realize this is the second thread I made like this, but in the this thread is more specific on what I want to know. Is it even legal to take one that is unstuck?
I had a reflector for a while. I found it along the side of the road...I'm guessing knocked loose by a snowplow.
Be patient young padawan
He said his state doesn't use them.
Much frown, would they use them for construction?
Oklahoma's preferred construction marker is an L-shaped piece of plastic, the horizontal part of which is glued to the freeway and the vertical part of which is reflective. It ends up looking a lot like one of those Post-It bookmark flags. Most of the time they don't actually get removed when construction is done and they end up gradually breaking off under car tires and disappearing.
You can see a bunch of them in Norman at the moment if you're curious.
Quote from: Scott5114 on July 12, 2017, 01:59:42 PM
Oklahoma's preferred construction marker is an L-shaped piece of plastic, the horizontal part of which is glued to the freeway and the vertical part of which is reflective. It ends up looking a lot like one of those Post-It bookmark flags. Most of the time they don't actually get removed when construction is done and they end up gradually breaking off under car tires and disappearing.
I've seen those in other states. I always try to run over them whenever I can.
Quote from: hbelkins on July 12, 2017, 02:13:46 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on July 12, 2017, 01:59:42 PM
Most of the time they don't actually get removed when construction is done and they end up gradually breaking off under car tires and disappearing.
I've seen those in other states. I always try to run over them whenever I can.
I have a irrational thought that they would do something to my car. I try to *avoid* them.
And they're helpful when it's raining going towards the sun. (The glare hides the stripes and I can see the post-it notes sticking out)
Lol I've been monitoring a repave job and just yesterday I saw one knocked off by a snowplow, just sitting there on the shoulder. I'm in Illinois so we have the snowplow-resistant ones (they don't have a 100% success rate). Heck, we just removed 300 of them to simply throw away! If you come across the pavement removal crew on a repave project, just ask them for one because they'll throw them away as scraps anyway! Though if you want a new one, get in touch with a local striping contractor and they might guide you to their suppliers. Keep in mind the contractors will order their supplies, in bulk though (I'm assuming you don't want a whole box of 100 of them lol).
Well, I'll ask my mom if we see some construction guys if we can stop and talk to them, there is a big construction site that is problematic going to need a lot. Should I just ask my mom to pull of the road near (but not to near) som guys and ask if they have any surplus?
Also, any good source of bott dots online?
I have an IDOT-installed reflector lens that was popped out on one of my construction jobs. Are you still interested in receiving one? It wouldn't be the whole footprint; it would only be one of the lenses. Most of the ones I found are damaged but I did manage to find one that was in pretty good shape.
Although I am still intent on getting a road reflector, I'm not sure if I can get one by mail, as I can't pay the postage fees for it. I think my best bet is to TRY and contact OkDOT. (All I have is a phone number for "Traffic Engineering Dpt. which I have called a couple times, no one picks up.) if I do contact them, should I just say, straight out that "I am a collector of road stuffs! Can you sell me something?" Anyway, thanks for the offer, and wish me luck!
That is a really cool idea.
Like you said, being in Oklahoma may make it harder to get bott's dots and good reflectors, when compared to other states, but I hope that you can get it somehow.
I sure would love to have one or both of these things as well! Maybe I can someday. :hyper:
I could not tell ya how to get one of these things, but I definitely wish you much luck in your quest to do so. :nod:
Quote from: MCRoads on October 01, 2017, 10:40:57 PM
Although I am still intent on getting a road reflector, I'm not sure if I can get one by mail, as I can't pay the postage fees for it.
The postage shouldn't be more than about $10 at the worst.
I would be okay paying the postage; I'm sure it isn't much. I have one in my possession if you want it, although it's hardly in mint condition :bigass:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Five-5-NEW-One-Way-White-RPMs-Raised-Pavement-Markers-Reflectors-Road-Driveway-/272869025937?epid=2096492126&hash=item3f8842e891:g:wLoAAOSwnKFYRg~v