24/06/2022
Vanguard ADA Systems Detectable Warnings, also called, truncated domes, manufactured onsite from liquid plastic, are applied directly on the asphalt or concrete. Vanguard products install quickly, are less expensive, and lasts decades, not years. Available in multiple colors. No seams, no bolts, no screws! Vanguard Detectable Warnings / TWSI's are built to last... 5-year replacement warranty.
GuideStrip Tactile Directional Cues (Wayfinders) can be custom shaped onsite to maneuver around any obstacles following any radius. Curve around or go in between or over metal grates and vault covers. Made onsite from liquid plastic, versatile, nonskid, able to handle temperatures from extremely hot to bitterly cold.
Ecopath Bike/Bus Lane Coating is the first nonskid (not "slip-resistant") surface coating product that you can easily install yourself. Lasts 9 times longer than paint! Open to traffic in 90 minutes!
SkidGuard nonskid pedestrian surface coating was created to safeguard and slip-proof vault lids, ramps, stairs, and any other solid surface. Seamless installation / liquid applied / no tapes or epoxies.
DisposaCones disposable traffic cones are perfect for temporary markers, monument locators, police emergency or crime scene markers, as well as construction sites, job sites or workspaces you need to leave protected. Police and municipalities, HOA’s, contractors, retail establishments, warehouses – can all benefit from DisposaCones alternative to expensive rubber traffic cones. DisposaCone is approved for temporary emergency use by the MUTCD, subsection 6i!
About Vanguard ADA Systems -
VANGUARD ADA Systems, (www.VanguardOnline.com) the creator of VANGUARD Detectable Warnings / TWSI’s, GuideStrip tactile directional cues, EcoPath lane coatings, SkidGuard Nonskid pedestrian surface coatings and other great products offer a variety of solutions for pedestrian and vehicular surfaces.
As an owner of an asphalt maintenance company in the Seattle market area (www.TILCO.net) in the early 90’s we were being asked like so many others to install this new thing called detectable warnings (basically Braille for your feet for visually impaired folks) on ramps and accessible routes.
We tried them all, and no matter what we did, we couldn’t make any of them work. Some were slippery, some wouldn’t stay attached no matter how many screws, bolts, epoxy, etc. we put in or on them. Some were soft rubber and warped in the sun (or faded), and all claimed to be “slip resistant” which is meaningless after about 6 – 12 months of skateboards and semi-truck tires rolling over the top of same, polishing them smooth.
There were other problems too but, in the end, I simply got tired of fixing everyone else’s design flaws, and figured “there (had) to be a better way.” The Vanguard Detectable Warning System was the result; as well as GuideStrip Tactile Directional Cues. We added EcoPath for a better solution to cover bike and bus lanes, and SkidGuard nonskid pedestrian surface coating to safeguard and slip-proof vault lids, ramps, stairs, and any other solid surface.