{"id":214071,"date":"2024-10-19T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T13:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/bs-en-12966-12005a12009\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T06:49:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:49:46","slug":"bs-en-12966-12005a12009","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/bsi\/bs-en-12966-12005a12009\/","title":{"rendered":"BS EN 12966-1:2005+A1:2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This document specifies requirements and test methods for new Variable Message Signs (VMS).<\/p>\n<p>VMS comprise two types, continuous and discontinuous signs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>continuous signs are those that are similar to fixed signs, the only difference being that by some electro-mechanical means they can show various messages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>NOTE 1 For example rotating prism signs, roller blinds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>discontinuous signs create messages using individual elements that can be in one of two states (or more) and can thereby create various messages on the same sign face.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>NOTE 2 For example fibre optic signs, LED signs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This document covers the performance requirements for Variable Message Signs used for the instruction and guidance of road users on public and private land, including tunnels. In this document a number of different performance requirements (visual performance, EMC, environmental performance, etc) are covered, as well as durability.<\/p>\n<p>The EMC, safety and environmental requirements for both types of VMS are included in this document together with the visual performance for the discontinuous types VMS.<\/p>\n<p>The visual performance for continuous signs and externally illuminated discontinuous signs which are externally illuminated is covered by EN 12899-1.<\/p>\n<p>This document defines performance limits and a range of performance classes for both sign assemblies without vertical support and assemblies complete with vertical support.<\/p>\n<p>Not covered by this document are:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>\n<p>sign gantries, cantilevers and foundations;<\/p>\n<p><i>deleted text<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>signal heads;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>sizes and shapes of VMS messages;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>control units and monitoring units unless inside the test module;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>sign luminance control. The control of the luminance of luminous signs with respect to the ambient light is not covered by this standard.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Road vertical signs. Variable message traffic signs &#8211; Product standard<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"shortdes-table\" style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Published By<\/td>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>Number of Pages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product-category\/publishers\/bsi\/\"><b>BSI<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":214073,"template":"","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"product_cat":[1302,2641],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-214071","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-93-080-30","7":"product_cat-bsi","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"sold-individually","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/214071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=214071"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=214071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}