Images of the glow-in-the-dark sign quickly went viral and garnered nearly 100,000 shares on Facebook. The effect is impressive, as the marking transforms an ordinary country road at night into a highway like something straight out of the movie Tron.

The road arrangement improves the visibility of the marking itself and adjacent signs, and also clearly indicates upcoming intersections and turns for drivers.

Photoluminescent marking / Photo Track Marking

How does it work

As in the case of a photoluminescent coating, the marking absorbs light energy during the day and emits it at night, showing a glowing effect.

Coating marks with photoluminescent paint / Photo Asphalt Line Marking

According to the company representative, the light should last “most of the night” after a sunny day, but regarding the quality of coverage in cloudy weather, the company representative’s answers were very vague. But at the very least, signs should be illuminated at dusk, a real problem for Australian drivers, when dangerous animals like deer come out of their hiding places and rush onto the roads.

At night, the marking is very well visible / Photo Tarmac Linemarking

Are glow-in-the-dark signs really more effective and practical than the road reflectors already installed on countless streets and highways? In any case, this can be another additional measure to increase road safety.

In addition, such photoluminescent strips can be used on some particularly dangerous road sections at night. And even better – on pedestrian or bike paths, because neither pedestrians nor cyclists often have their own powerful light source.