If you own or manage a commercial property, you should not underestimate the contribution your parking lot makes to your success. An attractive parking lot helps you inspire others to form a favorable impression of your operation. In turn, a favorable impression can attract patrons to your business. A major part of your parking lot’s aesthetics is your pavement striping. However, your parking lot striping also plays a critical role in several other ways. These include lot utilization, legal compliance, and lot safety.
How Does My Parking Lot Striping Impact Utilization?
The space you can devote to your parking lot is not infinite. Even if drivers parked end-to-end and side-by-side, there is a limit to how many vehicles could fit on your pavement. Of course, after one such parking experience, most of your patrons would simply avoid your business. If you leave them to their own devices, most drivers will choose to allow an inordinate amount of room between vehicles. The solution is to let the pros at Affordable Striping & Sealing design an effective parking lot layout. An expert layout defines the parking angle, handicapped parking spaces, travel routes, parking stall sizes, and more. You will be able to accommodate the maximum number of vehicles without alienating your patrons.
What Is the Connection Between My Legal Compliance and My Parking Lot Striping?
If you are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, you could be facing fines or lawsuits. The ADA contains specific requirements for parking lots, including the stripes and markings for accessible spaces. Furthermore, it is not just the federal government that can enact laws about your parking lot markings. Local codes can require you to apply markings that identify fire lanes, pedestrian crossings, no-parking zones, and other features. At Affordable, we are extremely knowledgeable about the ADA as well as the local codes.
How Does My Striping Affect Safety in My Parking Lot?
There are several ways your parking lot striping can affect the safety of pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists in your lot.
- Thanks in part to new technologies, distracted driving has become a leading cause of automobile accidents in recent years. However, technology has also contributed to an increase in distracted walking. When people focus their attention on their phones, GPS system, or entertainment system, they can miss vital information. Visible, crisp markings and stripes can help draw their attention back to your parking lot.
- Confused drivers can be unsafe drivers. If they are having trouble determining how to navigate your parking lot, they may be less aware of other vehicles or pedestrians. They may also become frustrated or angry, especially if they encounter a traffic jam in your lot.
- Speaking of traffic jams, your pavement marking and striping can reduce or eliminate them. Directional arrows let drivers know whether a travel aisle is two- or one-way, and this helps them determine the correct path. Drivers going the wrong way down a one-way aisle can create a bottleneck that blocks vehicles traveling from the opposite direction. They can also cause congestion when they prevent drivers from backing out of their parking spaces.
- People will be less inclined to park in your lot again if their vehicles incur damage. Great parking lot striping helps reduce door dents, scraped bumpers, and paint scratches.
Let Affordable Striping & Sealing help you with all of your parking lot needs. Our services include parking lot layout and design, road markings, sealcoating, asphalt crack repairs, parking lot maintenance, traffic signage, parking lot striping, and bumper block installation. Our crew members are exceptionally skilled and experienced, and our references are impeccable. To request a free estimate on your next project, contact us by submitting the online form, calling 702-222-9009, or emailing Estimating@AffordableStriping.com.
