1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 12899-3:2007Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 3: Delineator posts and retroreflectorsICS 93.080.30g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g50g49g3g40g59g38g40g51g55g3g36g54g3g51g40g53g48g44g55g55g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60
2、g53g44g42g43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 12899-3:2007This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2008 BSI 2008ISBN 978 0 580 57430 6National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12899-3:2007. The UK participation i
3、n its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/509, Road equipment, to Subcommittee B/509/3, Traffic signs.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.Additional informationBS EN 12899-3:2007 fully takes into account the requirements of
4、 the European Commission Mandate M/111, Circulation fixtures, given under the EU Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC).BS EN 12899-3:2007 is a standard which sets down performance values (classes) rather than a method of manufacture. It has, in most cases, several performance classes for each
5、 characteristic.Some of these classes have a range of values. A manufacturer can supply a product that has the lowest value and still meet that class. Purchasers need to be aware of this when specifying requirements.BS EN 12899-3:2007 gives guidance and background information to manufacturers of fix
6、ed vertical road traffic signs on the use of BS EN 12899-3:2007. In particular it provides guidance in relation to the information that a manufacturer requires from purchasers. This would enable road traffic signs to be designed and manufactured on the basis of that information whilst conforming to
7、BS EN 12899-3:2007.Information on visual and physical performance classes is also included.Recommended classes for visual and physical performance properties considered most suitable for UK practice are given in the National Annex.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provis
8、ions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 12899-3November 2007ICS 93.080.30English
9、 VersionFixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 3: Delineator posts andretroreflectorsSignaux fixes de signalisation routire verticale - Partie 3:Dlinateurs et rtrorflecteursOrtsfeste, vertikale Straenverkehrszeichen - Teil 3:Leitpfosten und RetroreflektorenThis European Standard was approved by C
10、EN on 4 February 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards
11、may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the C
12、EN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands
13、, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any fo
14、rm and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12899-3:2007: EEN 12899-3:2007 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword. 3 Introduction 4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references . 5 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations 6 4 Dimensions and tolerances . 7 5 Types of delineator post a
15、nd retroreflector . 7 5.1 Types of delineator post. 7 5.2 Types of retroreflector 7 6 Performance requirements 7 6.1 General. 7 6.2 Fixing of retroreflectors on delineator posts . 8 6.3 Visual performance. 8 6.4 Physical performance. 10 7 Test methods. 12 7.1 Test conditions 12 7.2 Test products 12
16、7.3 Visual performance tests . 12 7.4 Physical performance tests . 13 8 Marking, labelling and product information. 15 8.1 Complete traffic delineators, delineator posts only or fixed retroreflectors only 15 8.2 Components 16 9 Evaluation of conformity 16 10 Dangerous substances. 16 Annex ZA (inform
17、ative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction Products Directive 17 ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics. 17 ZA.2 Procedure for attestation of conformity of delineator posts and fixed retroreflectors 21 ZA.3 CE marking and labelling . 23 BS EN 12899-3:2
18、007EN 12899-3:2007 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12899-3:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 226 Road equipment the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by en
19、dorsement, at the latest by May 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2012. No existing European Standard is superseded. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and s
20、upports essential requirements of EU Directives. For relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. This European Standard consists of the following Parts under the general title: Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 1: Fixed signs Part 2: T
21、ransilluminated traffic bollards (TTB) Part 3: (this part) Delineator posts and retroreflectors Part 4: Factory production control Part 5: Initial type testing It is based on performance requirements and test methods published in CEN, CENELEC, CIE (International Commission on Illumination) and ISO d
22、ocuments together with standards of the CEN member organizations. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fi
23、nland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. BS EN 12899-3:2007EN 12899-3:2007 (E) 4 Introduction This European Standard is de
24、signed for use by road authorities. It can also be used by private developers who wish to use signs on their own land similar to those used on public highways. It can be used to implement type approval and certification testing. It derives from performance requirements and test methods published in
25、CEN, CENELEC, CIE and ISO documents together with standards of the CEN member organizations. BS EN 12899-3:2007EN 12899-3:2007 (E) 5 1 Scope This Part 3 of EN 12899 specifies requirements for new delineator posts and for new retroreflectors as separate products or combined together to be used in tra
26、ffic circulation areas. It covers performance requirements and test methods. Colorimetric and retroreflective properties are specified taking into account CIE recommendations. Structural requirements include performance under static and dynamic loading. Provision is made for safety in use, including
27、 vehicle impact. To define durability this standard also includes performance levels to be maintained after natural weathering exposure. No requirements are given for the use of colours, dimensions and tolerances of delineator posts and retroreflectors. 2 Normative references The following reference
28、d documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 12767, Passive safety of support structures for road equipment Requir
29、ements and test methods EN 12899-1:2007, Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 1: Fixed signs EN 12899-4:2007, Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 4: Factory production control EN 12899-5:2007, Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 5: Initial type testing EN ISO 877:1996, Plastics Methods of
30、 exposure to direct weathering, to weathering using glass-filtered daylight, and to intensified weathering by daylight using Fresnel mirrors (ISO 877:1994) EN ISO 9001, Quality management systems Requirements (ISO 9001:2000) ISO 4:1997, Information and documentation Rules for the abbreviation of tit
31、le words and titles of publications ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres Salt spray tests ISO/CIE 10526, CIE standard illuminants for colorimetry ISO/CIE 10527, CIE standard colorimetric observers CIE 15, Colorimetry CIE 54.2, Retroreflection Definition and measurement BS EN 12899-3:2
32、007EN 12899-3:2007 (E) 6 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations For the purposes of this document, the symbols and abbreviations given in ISO 4:1997 and the following apply. 3.1 delineator post post, placed at the edge of a carriageway, to indicate the alignment of the road and/or to warn o
33、f a hazard during daytime conditions. NOTE The delineator post can be equipped with one or more retroreflectors 3.2 ground line notional horizontal line on the delineator post which, when it is installed correctly, is level with the ground (see Figure 1) or with the top of the safety barrier (see Fi
34、gure 2) on which it is installed NOTE Delineator posts are normally installed in the level part of the verge so as to fulfil their function of indicating the alignment of that part of the highway on which it is safe to drive and/or to indicate the presence of a hazard. Key: 1 Carriageway 5 Verge 2 H
35、eight 6 Slope 3 Delineator post 7 Retroreflector 4 Ground line Figure 1 Illustration of ground line (1) Key: 1 Carriageway 5 Verge 2 Safety barrier 6 Slope 3 Delineator post 7 Retroreflector 4 Ground line Figure 2 Illustration of ground line (2) BS EN 12899-3:2007EN 12899-3:2007 (E) 7 3.3 retrorefle
36、ctor device, made using any available technology, that retroreflects incident light. NOTE Retroreflectors may be installed on delineator posts 3.4 test product product (delineator post or retroreflector) in original size and design, or part of it prepared by the manufacturer or the supplier, to be s
37、ubjected to testing in accordance with the applicable part of this standard 4 Dimensions and tolerances Dimensions and tolerances of delineators and retroreflectors shall conform to the customers requirements. 5 Types of delineator post and retroreflector 5.1 Types of delineator post The classificat
38、ion of types of delineator post shall be: D1 delineator posts for ground fixing which are not specifically designed to be reusable after the impact test described in 7.4.1.3; D2 delineator posts for ground fixing which are designed to be reusable after the impact test described in 7.4.1.3 (e.g. thos
39、e posts which may be dislodged, but are designed to be remounted); D3 delineator posts for ground fixing which are designed to deflect and after the impact test as described in 7.4.1.3 return to an upright position (spring-back or flexible); D4 delineator posts for fixing to structures (fixed), e.g.
40、 bridges, crash barriers and guard rails. 5.2 Types of retroreflector The classification of types of retroreflector shall be: R1 retroreflective sheeting (material); R2 plastic corner cube retroreflectors; R3 biconvex glass retroreflectors. 6 Performance requirements 6.1 General All parts of delinea
41、tor posts of types D1, D2 and D3 shall present no sharp edges above the ground line. If the materials are suitable for recycling this shall be indicated by the appropriate material code. BS EN 12899-3:2007EN 12899-3:2007 (E) 8 6.2 Fixing of retroreflectors on delineator posts When fitted, retrorefle
42、ctors shall be permanently fixed to delineator posts using a fixing method appropriate to the type and in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. 6.3 Visual performance 6.3.1 Daytime chromaticity coordinates and luminance factor of delineator posts When tested in accordance with 7.3.1, the c
43、hromaticity coordinates and luminance factor of the surfaces of delineator posts shall conform to Table 1. Table 1 Chromaticity coordinates and luminance factors of surface colours of delineator posts : 1 2 3 4 Luminance factor Colour x y x y x y x y White 0,350 0,360 0,300 0,310 0,290 0,320 0,340 0
44、,370 0,75 Yellow 0,522 0,477 0,470 0,440 0,427 0,483 0,465 0,534 0,45 Red 0,735 0,265 0,674 0,236 0,569 0,341 0,655 0,345 0,07 Green 0,313 0,682 0,313 0,453 0,177 0,362 0,026 0,399 0,10 Black 0,385 0,355 0,300 0,270 0,260 0,310 0,345 0,395 0,06 6.3.2 Retroreflectors 6.3.2.1 Daytime chromaticity coor
45、dinates and luminance factor When tested in accordance with 7.3.2.1, the initial chromaticity coordinates and the luminance factors of the surfaces shall conform to EN 12899-1:2007, Table 1 or 2. 6.3.2.2 Night-time chromaticity of retroreflectors When illuminated with CIE Standard Illuminant A and t
46、ested in accordance with 7.3.2.2, the retroreflected radiation of retroreflectors shall have initial chromaticity coordinates that lie within the regions defined in Table 2. The nighttime chromaticity of retroreflective materials using microprismatic technology can be found in the relevant European
47、Technical Approval (ETA). BS EN 12899-3:2007EN 12899-3:2007 (E) 9 Table 2 Corner points of chromaticity regions for retroreflected radiation of retroreflectors 1 2 3 4 5 Colour x y x y x y x y x y White/ uncoloured 0,390 0,410 0,440 0,440 0,500 0,440 0,500 0,390 0,420 0,370 Yellow 0,513 0,487 0,500
48、0,470 0,545 0,425 0,572 0,425 Amber 0,560 0,440 0,530 0,440 0,583 0,387 0,612 0,387 Orange 0,645 0,355 0,615 0,355 0,565 0,405 0,595 0,405 Red 0,652 0,348 0,622 0,348 0,714 0,256 0,735 0,265 Green 0,320 0,675 0,320 0,520 0,245 0,400 0,028 0,400 If two of the points lie on the spectrum locus line, th
49、ey shall not be connected by a straight line but shall be joined by the boundary of the spectrum locus. NOTE It is recommended that orange be not used in the same field of view as red. 6.3.2.3 Coefficient of retroreflection RAAll photometric tests shall be carried out in accordance with 7.3.2.3. The minimum initial coefficient of retroreflection RAof type R1 retroreflectors shall be classified as follows: R1, class RA1 as specified in EN 12899-1:2007, Table 3; R1, class RA2 as specified in EN 12899-1:2007, Table 4; R
