Road marker posts

[Ocean1]

I was talking to half a dozen guys today about road marker posts. None of them knew what the different colours / patches mean, two of them didn't know they had any meaning at all.

Is this common? If so why? Is it not covered in the usual licence training literature? Several times over the years I've found that I can't see the road but the post tells me where it is.

[unstuck]

25 MTRS apart on real windy bits,50 mtrs apart on not so windy bits and 100 mtrs apart on straight bits. Usefull to know what colors are on wich side of bridge too.:yes:

[scumdog]

At night if the ones on your right have two reflectors it indicates you're approaching a left-hand bend. FYI.

[bogan]

At night if the ones on your right have two reflectors it indicates you're approaching a left-hand bend. FYI.

also if the posts fuck off leftwards, signifies the same. Tbh I couldn't tell you what he idfferent colors etc mean either. I do remember it being in the test, but I guess the roads I travel are visible enough that I have never used the information afterwards.

[Gremlin]

Don't treat them as gospel tho... I've noticed sometimes they aren't completely accurate.

Common knowledge... probably not? It's not really covered in the license questions, and I've even had some car drivers react with surprise that there are no street lights in the country at night. :blink:

[DrunkenMistake]

If you ride close enough, you can hold your left hand out and make a thud thud thud sound if you slap them as you go past...

nah just joking, I knew about what scummy said but I dont recall reading anything about them in the road code

[Woodman]

I thought the differet colours related to how many points you get when you hit them with your handgaurds.:woohoo:

[Ocean1]

Tbh I couldn't tell you what he idfferent colors etc mean either.

I recall being completely disoriented by a solid layer of fog over a road. There was a single post maybe 20M in front of me. Exactly in front. It had two yellow reflectors, so I scrubbed off a bunch of speed and eased left.

I just assumed it was commomn knowledge.

[jaffaonajappa]

If you ride close enough, you can hold your left hand out and make a thud thud thud sound if you slap them as you go past...




Haha, should tried this years ago when they were made of wood......It Hurt I tell ya.

[unstuck]

You really,really want to keep away from the green ones too.:yes:

[Ocean1]

I thought the differet colours related to how many points you get when you hit them with your handgaurds.:woohoo:

You have handgourds?

[bogan]

I recall being completely disoriented by a solid layer of fog over a road. There was a single post maybe 20M in front of me. Exactly in front. It had two yellow reflectors, so I scrubbed off a bunch of speed and eased left.

I just assumed it was commomn knowledge.

I just slow down for fog, you never know what non-reflective objects might be hiding in there.

[Motu]

They are double sided - the left hand ones are on the left hand side,and the right hand ones on the right hand side.The really tricky thing is,and I don't know how they do this...but when you are going the other way,they are still the same...left on the left hand side,right on the right hand side.I'm sure some of the knowledgeable people on this site will explain it to me.

[Woodman]

Haha, should tried this years ago when they were made of wood......It Hurt I tell ya.

It did happen once. Hit a few flimsy ones, then lined up another one on a tight lefthand uphill and hit it squarely with the left handguard. Fcuken thing was solid wood and concreted in. Caused major countersteer issue which forced me onto the wrong side of the road, luckily I managed to stay on but knackered my knee when I put my foot down.

A bit more wary now.:facepalm:

[Ocean1]

I just slow down for fog, you never know what non-reflective objects might be hiding in there.

You had to be there. :yes:

I'd just come out of a long sweeper, could see over the ground beside it but on coming out of it I realised the ground for about 100M was hiding.

[bogan]

You had to be there. :yes:

With my piss weak headlight and nana-like riding, I'd probly still be there :laugh:

[ac3_snow]

soo two yellow reflectors on the right hand side of the road means a left hand turn..
distance between markers indicates how windy the road is 25M, 50M etc

What other little messages do they convey with these fancy signposts?

[unstuck]

Tell you there is a culvert or drain.Some markers have numbers on them,telling you how far you are from a certain point,such as town or road end,think they are only on state highways though.:yes:

[Ocean1]

soo two yellow reflectors on the right hand side of the road means a left hand turn..
distance between markers indicates how windy the road is 25M, 50M etc

What other little messages do they convey with these fancy signposts?

White zebra stripes for LH side of a bridge / cuulvert, yellow zebra stripes for the RH side. The white / yellow handednes thing is consistent.

I think Gremlin said they're not always 100% reliable, I have seen them positioned poorly or the paintwork / reflectors less than perfectly clear but I've never seen one actually lie.

[buellbabe]

Excellent educational thread!

I knew about the distance between them decreasing for tighter corners but was hazy on the reflector thing.

Well done for posting up this topic for discussion :yes:

I would award bling but gotta spread it around some...

[jim.cox]

White zebra stripes for LH side of a bridge / cuulvert, yellow zebra stripes for the RH side. The white / yellow handednes thing is consistent.


Green band around the post marks a culvert.

Snow prone areas may use orange posts

[Eyegasm]

They are double sided - the left hand ones are on the left hand side,and the right hand ones on the right hand side.The really tricky thing is,and I don't know how they do this...but when you are going the other way,they are still the same...left on the left hand side,right on the right hand side.I'm sure some of the knowledgeable people on this site will explain it to me.

Have you heard about this Motu geezer? Complete numpty I tells ya!!
(Another $10 Motu)

Also that post has to be a pisstake right?


Excellent educational thread!

I knew about the distance between them decreasing for tighter corners but was hazy on the reflector thing.

Well done for posting up this topic for discussion :yes:

I would award bling but gotta spread it around some...

Agreed, never knew the other info...

[awa355]

The old wooden pegs were bloody handy when needing a base to sit the car jack on. or prising a bent mudguard away from the tyre.

They weren't bad firewood either. Cant think of any practicle use for these plastic markers.

[Ocean1]

Cant think of any practicle use for these plastic markers.

You can make good bark busters out of them. :scooter:

[FJRider]

The important bit is ... A WHITE vertical strip of reflecting tape on the LEFT side ... and twin(short) virtical YELLOW strips on the RIGHT ...

...

WHITE ... LEFT HAND SIDE ...

TWO YELLOW ... RIGHT HAND SIDE .

Harley riders ... ignore the above ... you own the road ... so ... just guess where it is ... being ALWAYS right is wonderful ... :innocent:

honda riders ... if you're not sure ... slow down and somebody will be behind you ... soon ... :facepalm:

Suzuki riders ... it got dark the minute you bought it ... get used to it ... :blink:

YAMAHA riders ... The sun will ALWAYS shine on you ... :yes:

The REST of you ... GOOD LUCK ... :sunny:

[varminter]

Ignore all road markings, they are for other people.

[sunhuntin]

Cant think of any practicle use for these plastic markers.

i found one marking the local burger king once. right in the middle of the lane, which had a nasty camber on it. damn near arsed off trying to kick it out of the way. wtf it was doing in the middle of town i dont know.