What Is Tactile Paving?

Visually impaired paths are road facilities specially designed to help visually impaired people walk.

The visually impaired path is generally paved with 316 stainless steel tactile strips. They can play a guiding role and guide the visually impaired people to move forward with confidence. So it called the directional tactile paving or guidance tactile paving path.

The other type is the 316 stainless steel reminder tactile indicators. They can reminds the visually impaired person that there are obstacles ahead. Such as there are stairs, slopes or turns, etc. Those are called warning tactile indicators.

Those are usually installed on sidewalks or public spaces to form special pavements. The visually impaired person achieves this by using the function of foot sensation and the principle of assisting the sense of the visually impaired road.

In fact, at night, especially on rainy days. Tactile indicators are also helpful for people with normal vision. When you are riding a bicycle. It is raining heavily. And you want to ride home quickly.  You may hit the stairs or not know whether the road ahead is passable. At this time, if you see blind nails that will illuminate at night. You will easily find a safe section of the road and avoid accidents.