SIST EN 1463-2:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 1463-2:2002
Materiali za označevanje vozišča - Odsevniki - 2. del: Terenski preskusi
Road marking materials - Retroreflecting road studs - Part 2: Road test performance
specifications
Straßenmarkierungsmaterialien - Retroreflektierende Markierungsknöpfe - Teil 2:
Feldprüfungen
Produits de marquage routier - Plots rétroréfléchissants - Partie 2 : essai routier
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1463-2:2021
ICS:
93.080.20 Materiali za gradnjo cest Road construction materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 1463-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 93.080.20 Supersedes EN 1463-2:2000
English Version
Road marking materials - Retroreflecting road studs - Part
2: Road test performance specifications
Produits de marquage routier - Plots Straßenmarkierungsmaterialien - Retroreflektierende
rétroréfléchissants - Partie 2 : essai routier Markierungsknöpfe - Teil 2: Feldprüfungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 April 2021.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and types . 5
4 Test sites and conditions . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Test site design characteristics and location . 5
4.3 Weather conditions . 6
4.4 Traffic conditions . 6
4.5 Road surface conditions . 7
5 Organization of road trials . 7
5.1 Duration . 7
5.2 Longitudinal application patterns . 7
6 Application of road studs . 8
6.1 Technical specifications . 8
6.2 Number of studs . 8
6.3 Retroreflecting lens colour . 8
6.4 Periods of application . 8
6.5 Conditions suitable for application . 9
7 Measurements related to performance . 9
7.1 General . 9
7.2 Stage 1: daylight examination . 9
7.3 Stage 2: night-time examination . 9
7.4 Stage 3: primary assessment. 10
7.5 Stage 4: selection of test studs for photometric testing . 10
7.6 Stage 5: testing selected test studs . 10
7.6.1 General . 10
7.6.2 Procedure. 10
7.6.3 Night-time visibility measurement . 11
8 Individual test report . 11
8.1 Result classification. 11
8.2 Minimum test report requirements . 11
Annex A (informative) Example of road trial assessment form (RTAF) . 12
Annex B (informative) Model of test report . 15
Annex C (informative) Standardized documentation of weather conditions using the
Köppen classification . 17
Bibliography . 18
European foreword
This document (EN 1463-2:2021) 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 endorsement, at the latest by November 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by November 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 1463-2:2000.
The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:
— This document has been prepared in order to achieve consistency with EN 1824 “Road marking
materials — Road trials”.
— To avoid redundancies, definitions which are stated in EN 1463-1:— have been removed from
Clause 3. For consistency, the Introduction has been also removed.
— Due to the fact that this document is a supporting document to harmonized EN 1463-1:— , the
content which refers to temporary products have been removed.
— In 4.5 “Road surface conditions” (former 4.1.5), concrete road surfaces have been added as a suitable
surface for carrying out the durability test.
— In 5.1 “Duration” (former 4.2.1), although it is fixed to one year, the-possibility of reducing it to 11
consecutive months (including, in any case, a complete summer and winter season) is also given, as
the number of available test sites in the EU is rather limited. Accordingly time needs to be planned
for removal and applying a new test.
— In 5.2 “Longitudinal application patterns” (former 4.2.2), drawings have been added to avoid any
misunderstanding.
— In 7.2 “Stage 1: daylight examination” (former 5.2), paragraph a) has been revised to avoid any
misunderstanding.
— In 7.3 Stage 2: night-time examination (former 5.3) process step a) “clean the retroreflectors” and a
note about cleaning has been added. While this just describes best practice, this information has been
added to avoid any misunderstanding.
— In 7.3 Stage 2: night-time examination (former 5.3) process step d) “if the total number of test studs
remaining is less than 43, the assessment shall be considered void” has been added, as a further
proceeding to stage 3 makes no sense under this condition.
— In 7.6 “Stage 5: testing selected test studs” (former 5.6), 7.6.3, a Note intended to open the possibility
to use portable equipment to carry out in field photometric measurements has been added.
— In Clause 8 “Individual test report” (former Clause 6) the classes S0-S3 have been removed, in
accordance with the changes introduced in EN 1463-1:— , and minimum test report requirements
have been added.
— Added informative Annex C “Standardized documentation of weather conditions using the Köppen
classification”.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document describes the test method for carrying out road trials on retroreflecting road studs.
Specifications are given for test sites, for the organization of the tests, and for the presentation of the
results in the form of a test report.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1463-1:— , Road marking materials — Retroreflecting road studs — Part 1: Initial performance
requirements
3 Terms, definitions and types
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
test stud
retroreflecting road stud submitted for conformity testing in accordance with this document
3.2
applicant product
set of road studs provided by the manufacturer with the same commercial reference
4 Test sites and conditions
4.1 General
Test sites shall be arranged at suitable locations that meet at least the requirements of 4.2 to 4.5. The test
results will depend on the weather, traffic and road surface conditions. These shall all be described in the
corresponding individual test report (see 8.2).
4.2 Test site design characteristics and location
Studs shall be tested on a road with two lanes in one direction (Figure 1). On this test site there shall be
no other than the national maximum speed limit.

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1 is indicating the driving direction
Figure 1 — Road with two lanes in one direction
Roads used for test sites shall be straight and flat, with the lowest longitudinal and transverse gradient
possible and free of singular points (such as traffic lights and intersections), substantial obstacles to
daylight, source of frequent dirt (such as quarries and field exits) and movement of tracked vehicles.
Any change of site conditions during the test period shall be avoided.
The lengthwise slope and any special circumstances shall be stated in the general report for the test site.
NOTE The in use specifications for “flat” refer to a maximum slope of 4 %.
4.3 Weather conditions
At the termination of a road trial, a weather report for the duration of the road trial shall be produced.
The weather report can be based on data from the nearest meteorological station and it can include data
obtained on the test site itself; it should include aspects of the weather of influence to the results of the
road trial.
Whether or not it is agreed between the participating parties that weather information is to be collected,
the weather report shall include as a minimum an account of temperature conditions during the testing
period.
NOTE Annex C is providing guidance for a simplified reporting method in accordance with the Köppen Climate
Classification. The weather report can include a monthly account of mean minimum and maximum day
temperatures, the cumulated precipitations in millimetres of water and the number of sand/grit scattering actions,
snow ploughing actions etc.
4.4 Traffic conditions
The annual average daily traffic (AADT) of test sites shall be at least 5 000 for the total carriageway in the
test direction and shall support between 10 % and 25 % heavy vehicles. A vehicle is considered a heavy
vehicle if its maximum gross mass is greater than 7 500 kg.
NOTE It is recommended to select the test site in a way that traffic can be re-directed for safe installation and
subsequent assessments.
Other special requirements (e.g. snow clearance, studded tyres) not included in the general minimum
requirements as specified in this Clause, but considered indispensable for some countries or special
applications, may be taken into account by the participating parties for the selection of the test site and
recorded in the report for the test site.
4.5 Road surface conditions
Road trials shall be carried out on asphaltic or concrete road
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