What are those lines on the road?

**Lorax** · 20th April 2008, 14:19

Ok, so occasionally there are white spray-painted lines on the road running in the direction of the road, approximately as wide apart as the left and right tyres of a car. There are two of them, they are not continuous (they are dotted kindof), and they usually run for about 300 metres or so. They have distances marked out eg the 100m, 200m and 300m distances. I have noticed them on corners and on straits. And they have been in the middle of no-where where there wouldn't have been any underground utilities buried either. Hmmm.

What are these for?

I initially thought they were an experiment to see if people would follow them unconsciously, thus wearing the road differently. But I don't think so.

Anyone know?

**Swoop** · 20th April 2008, 14:35

We enquired about these a while back. Supposedly they are part of a road survey system that tests load strength.

**Lorax** · 20th April 2008, 14:39

Thought they were something along those lines eh. Pun! My life is complete now. Thanks Swoop. Serious cat by the way.

**Winter** · 20th April 2008, 15:46

Yeah, AFAIK they measure the distance apart from each other every 6 months or something to see how quickly the road surface moves.

They have a pretty fancy machine to put them down and measure them too.

**Disco Dan** · 20th April 2008, 15:54

They got them along Beach Haven road at the moment, some local little git was making them longer but was another colour!

**xwhatsit** · 20th April 2008, 17:15

They have something similar southbound on Manukau Rd, going downhill just after Greenwood's corner. Right where I normally ride (at least when I'm not swerving around the sunken manhole covers -- *CLUNK* -- that are right in the way heh).

**homer** · 20th April 2008, 17:30

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

They got them along Beach Haven road at the moment, some local little git was making them longer but was another colour!

what was a different colour the lines or the little git ?

**Padmei** · 20th April 2008, 20:43

shit i really thought you were talking about passing lanes & going to add that they were just for slower cars to find their terminal speed before they merge again - shit maybe you are talking about passing lanes & I've been sucked in no no oh its all going wrong

**Livvy** · 20th April 2008, 20:51

Really, you're all wrong.

It's government conspiracy to see;
-how many people actually notice them
-question their presence
-and then add to them in other colours...

We're supposed to make them all into rainbows.

**shafty** · 20th April 2008, 21:05

Originally Posted by Winter

Yeah, AFAIK they measure the distance apart from each other every 6 months or something to see how quickly the road surface moves.

They have a pretty fancy machine to put them down and measure them too.

Thanks Winter, - years of intrigue satisfied! I saw them doin these lines in Te Poi one day and was going to stop and ask but traffic precluded.

Just one last mystery left now - how do Women think?

**homer** · 20th April 2008, 21:24

Originally Posted by Livvy

Really, you're all wrong.

It's government conspiracy to see;
-how many people actually notice them
-question their presence
-and then add to them in other colours...

We're supposed to make them all into rainbows.

Your not allowed to ride or drive under influence. lol
rainbow colours , haha as if there were any other colours .

**Livvy** · 20th April 2008, 21:38

Originally Posted by homer

Your not allowed to ride or drive under influence. lol
rainbow colours , haha as if there were any other colours .

I'm under my own influence... That's bad enough.

Glad to hear the only mystery left is how do women think, 'cause apparently I'm one, and I don't know either.

(maybe in pretty colours?)

**homer** · 20th April 2008, 21:40

Originally Posted by Livvy

I'm under my own influence... That's bad enough.

Glad to hear the only mystery left is how do women think, 'cause apparently I'm one, and I don't know either.

(maybe in pretty colours?)

when you know let me know , cause i dont know and dont think i ever will
lol