4 Ways British And American Road Markings Are Very Different
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- In the past, I've talked about the differences between the British and American driving experience and the road signs involved, but what about the markings on the road? Here are 4 ways British and American road markings are very different.
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Finally, I found out what the zig-zag lines are.
I was about the comment the exact same thing.
@@dangerkeith3000 Same here!
I thought the painter was just drunk at the time.
I didn't know what they were, either! Learn something new everyday.
we're supposed to yield ?
lmfao , 50 years old and never knew that was wtf those were for , fr , I thought those marks belong to utility companies what the everlasting fuck ...
I only yield for the sign on the post ...if then
Am I the only American who has never heard of yield markings being called shark's teeth?
I can’t honestly say I have ever heard of or seen yield markings. Yield signs, yes. I guess I will have to look around more when I’m downtown next. hmmmm…..
Same. I thought at first that I had misheard him, and that he was describing UK markings rather than US.
To be fair, I’ve done very little driving outside of Texas. Maybe it’s commonplace in other states?
Never saw them, either.
@@SenoraCardgage
Maybe it’s a Chicago thing. 🤷🏻♀️
I've seen them, I never knew or thought about what they were called.
I remember back in the day when our road lines were all white and they started painting them yellow. That was a long time ago. The white lines down the edge of the road here are called fog lines and if you're ever driving down one of these roads in the fog you'll understand why and gain a whole new appreciation for them.
I remember it changing when I was a child. Highways still use the white lines for double lane highways. Also, they use to have a white blocks on highways at certain intervals so that the highway patrol flying overhead can tell if you are speeding. They then let a trooper know who is in a car so they can stop you and issue you a summons.
@@DebraKilgore Ah yes, here in Florida, they have 3 solid white lines going across highways, one mile apart, that are 15 seconds apart when driving at the posted speed limit. Useful for airplane surveillance or patrol cars not using radar.
US: Yellow in the center means two-way traffic; white means one-way (i.e. multiple lanes in one direction.
Lane marking standards are a moving target, and can even vary somewhat from state to state. E.g. California has this lovely freeway standard where a solid white line with a dotted white immediately to its right means "merging traffic; move left only". Sadly, Utah lacks this standard, so it is all too common to see a single white dotted line, then you move right, only to find that that right lane ends after another couple of hundred yards!
When I was growing up in Alaska (mostly 80s) they would use white or yellow, whatever they had - sometimes changing as you moved down the road.
@@bhami - the dotted line is pretty standard across the US. California is the odd one out.
While in the navy I drove the ship's van to take people to and from an event in Liverpool. I made it about 75 feet and then realized I didn't know what I was doing. Someone else took over driving duty. Many lives were saved that day.
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Well, we can't always catch on to what is blindingly obvious.
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Check out the film LA Story. There's a running gag where a British character keeps driving on the wrong side of the road and causing mayhem.
In the US white center lines are used for multiple lanes traveling in the same direction. White is also used on the right hand edge of the road. Yellow is used between opposing directions of traffic even on divided roadways.
A single yellow line is used between opposing lanes, usually going around a curve, when the road is very narrow and you must be extremely cautious to stay in your lane or risk a head on collision. Or on the left edge of a divided highway (the second yellow line being on the other side of the divider).
A solid white line between lanes indicates a no passing zone between cars traveling in the same direction.
@@adde9506 now if motorists would only obey those markings. If I had a dollar for every time someone crossed the solid white line into my lane…
@@adde9506 those 2 things are not in the USA.
White means the people on the other side should be driving in the same direction. While yellow lines mean people on the other side are driving in the other direction. Dashed lines mean you may cross with caution.
Exception: Caltrans uses double yellows to divide regular traffic from HOV lanes. Always been a pet peeve of mine. White doubles should serve that purpose.
I’m American and never in my life heard of or have seen shark teeth road markings, but have seen (in London) zig zag lines
They are very common in Virginia near crosswalks with high foot traffic, and roundabouts. I never called them shark teeth. I always thought of them as miniature yeald signs painted on the road. They are the same shape.
I have never seen them either in 50 years of driving. Where are they? What state?
@@kokomo9764 Google maps satellite view.734-738 W 21st Street Norfolk VA 23517. If you zoom in, or use street view, you can see them. They are also common at the enterances of large roundabouts in the area.
We have them in Texas too, at the entrances to roundabouts in particular
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In the US we have a white solid line called a stop line to designate where vehicles are supposed to stop before the crosswalk. The lines even show that left turn lanes are to stop further back to allow trucks to get around.
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And in a double left turn lane they will even be staggered.
It wasn’t until ‘71 when yellow was standardized as the centerline color in the US, previous to that white was frequently used. Two years later yellow was standardized as the color for the left side “fog line” on multi lane highways.
The white line on the right side of a road is also called a “fog line”. This simple addition to pavement markings saves countless lives every year- it keeps people from driving off the right side of the road in fog, rain, and darkness.
In a great line from an episode of "Quantum Leap" Sam has gone back in time to the 1950s and is driving at night. He says, "Man I never realized how I'd miss those lines on the side of the road!"
That must be a regional term. I've never heard of a "fog line". If the section of the paved area is large enough beyond the white line, it's a shoulder. Otherwise, it has no name.
1971 was 50 years ago so not exactly like it was yesterday. 2/3 of the US population wasn't even born when this was standardized
@@TrueThanny First time I'm hearing that term too. And I live in an area that is notorious for fog in the colder months. So bad in fact those lines do jack shit in the fog here. They've since added rumble strips to the edges of the road and centerline's on one lane highways.
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The white right hand line is called a fog stripe. It is to delineate the road edge in inclimate conditions.
They keep you from hitting a tree or going off the road over a cliff. Some jerks like to use their high beams. You can look at the side white line to keep from veering off.
It's also important if there's a shoulder.
They have saved my life more than once!
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"The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone."
I think these markings tend to be on curbs and are somewhat regional. Where I live these are not used. These rules will be indicated using signage instead. I suspect the regional nature is due to weather or not the area experiences regular snowfall. Markings on the curb for these types of rules would be rather useless when there’s snow on the ground.
"Don't you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for stopping! We know what this is REALLY about!" 🤣
@tvdan1043 "...you'll love it. It's a way of life..." --'Central Scrutinizer' character from Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa
@@EricaGamet 😂😎✈
looks like i picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
I've always heard the white "edge lines" as he called them to be called fog lines. Presumably because they're what you follow (slowly) in times of low visibility.
Haven't driven in the UK but did in New Zealand. Don't remember much in the way of line differences, but did master the left side of the road thing. Also managed to not get arrested or cited in the process. Tho the turn signal & windshield wiper stalks were reversed, so for the 1st 3 days the wipers came on whenever I tried to turn.
The side of indicator and windscreen wiper stalks is manufacture specific not country specific.
@@arrgghh1555 True, at least in NZ. Have driven many cars in the US & never had the turn signal stalk on the right.
After 3 days I was fine driving in Britain, except when I left carparks..just automatic to drive right. Then it took me 3 weeks to relearn after getting back stateside. Had matching bruises on back of hands from trying to go "center" to shift gears. But a great time !!
@@kathimorrical9912 That be the most confusing part, if I had to drive stick. Shifting with my left hand would be weird at 1st.
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Hey Lawrence, Besides Zebra crossings, you should do a video on Pelican crossings, Puffin crossings, Toucan crossings, Pegasus crossings, and don’t forget everyone’s pal the Belisha Beacon.
We have Tank crossings in Northern Michigan....I think the only signage is the piles of debris left by those not letting the Tanks cross.
But Laurence, roundabouts ARE designed like tea cups. They're just tea cups being viewed from above!
I bet you can find one shaped like a teacup viewed from the side in New Jersey. Which neatly explains why the US hates traffic circles.
I did the biggie at Hemel Hempstead - no way am I doing the Magic Roundabout at Swindon. Ye Gods, driving the Spaghetti Junction was stress enough. US friends, you have no idea.
Add E Are you talking about Jug Handles?
@@trinafh8283 Totally agree with you - it was pouring with rain when I drove through, round, over and under (it seemed) Spaghetti Junction and I think I aged about five years in the process! Swindon - no way!
@@samanthab1923 Jug Handles are a different animal than a circle or round-about, but equally interesting. We had them in NJ & PA. I've lived in FL since 1995, and I heard that they did away with a lot of the circles. We have a few here in FL, but they're not as treacherous as those up North.
Here in the States, we have only recently adopted the zebra crossing for pedestrians. As I recall, up until the early 2000s, pedestrian crosswalks were commonly denoted by two standard white lines running parallel to one another on either edge of the crosswalk, perpendicular to the roadway. Obviously, this memo was eventually found in the pond.
It's still that way (parallel lines) in South Carolina.
I remember zebra crossings in many places in the USA in the 80s when I was a kid. A quick google search showed me several photos from the 60s and 70s in the USA with zebra crosswalks. The first ones showed up in the UK in the 50s.
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Wow, I had completely forgotten about that, but now that you mention it I do remember the transition of a lot of crosswalks, and some that also used to be diagonal lines to horizontal.
Here in GA, a lot of historical areas have brick crosswalks while the rest of the road is paved normally. No paint required!
Always wondered what the "squiggly" lines were for in England.
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Everywhere I've lived in the US, you can get ticketed for parking within 30ft (~10 meters) from an intersection.
The UK has a similar rule but so well known. We have got used to no parking areas being marked.
Come visit La Crescenta, CA. I've seen cars parked along the actual corner. This is in the residential area, not the main boulevard.
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Lawrence, you clearly know the rules of the road. It's not too late to get your license! Go out in the cornfields and practice.
If you need a physics simulation I recommend FlatOut 2. If you want to drive through cornfields ... and have some fun, great fun. 🤠
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Those crooked lines on Kensington in front of our hotel! 21 years we've been married, and you finally answered the question I've had since the honeymoon!
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This is genuinely useful, I'm moving from the West Midlands to the Midwest in less than a year and whilst I look forward to oversize truck ownership, navigating the road signs, marking, etiquette and handedness is a source of some anxiety.
You'll be fine in the midwest as long as you don't start out in a larger city!
from Nova Scotia Canada, rented car in bristol and then drove to Oswestry . 2 weeks later returned the car when we arrived at hotel at heathrow for return flight home - all in one piece not a mark on it. Felt quite proud of myself : )
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I didn’t know the triangles meant yield and they were called shark teeth. Thanks Professor Brown! 👏🏻🥰❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
After 20 years of palling about with my friend from Norwich, and of whom the question was asked many times without answerable result, thank you Laurence! Now I finally know that those wiggly lines on the sides of the road are, as I suspected, merely no parking zones. Luckily, my "brilliantly" educated American public school brain deduced this in a mere few visits.
The way I was taught about road markings here in the UK: the bigger the hazard, the more "paint" will be on the road. Works for me!!
I was 20 when I started driving in England and it was confusing at times and not because of the change in sides (that's easy as you just keep the steering wheel towards the center). The hard part were the roundabouts and the signs but the slower speeds offset that somewhat. I didn't buy gas (petrol) often off base but when I did I swear there were about 9 different choices for purchase. I was there for two years and I loved the place and the pubs (I still have my borrowed beer mug..shhh).
Oh...the roundabouts! I live in Texas, and a few years ago our town put in a roundabout right by our public library. Ugh!
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Lovely as always. May I invite you and your Mrs to visit one of the freak states (aka Alaska) and see just what a non-trafficked road looks like? You won’t see another vehicle for, um…hours. Love all your vids!
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In PA (and a few other states) in order to be a "no passing zone" you need both a double solid yellow AND a sign indicating you cannot pass. If there is a double yellow, but no sign you can still legally pass.
Thanks for explaining those zig-zag lines. I always wondered about them when I see a British movie. The thinking behind them is very good.
I used to work in travel department for my company before the pandemic happened. Now I understand why so many of our renters would get tickets when they were driving in the UK.
On my first or second day driving in England as an American, I learned about the yellow "no parking" lines the hard way: a policeman told me I'd parked illegally. I promised not to do it again and he let me go.
If it was in London you were very lucky. Anywhere else people chance it. Makes me laugh but it seems to be allowed as long as you have your hazards on - taxis being the main culprits.
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Note: in the US yellow lines are used for separating traffic going in opposite directions while white lines are used for traffic going in the same direction, e.g. one way roads or multi lane roads. Solid lines bar crossing into another lane while broken lines allow it. In my city there are roads with solid double white lines to separate restricted lanes and ingress or egress to those lanes allowed only where the double lines are broken.
I don’t need to know the difference because I decided a long time ago, I’m not going to try to drive in the UK. I’d be a menace on those roads.
My son and his girlfriend went to Ireland a couple of years back for 2 weeks. She refused to try driving. He said it was the hardest thing he's ever done. he had to constantly think about everything! The radio, lights, everything is on the wrong side... I don't think I'd do well either...
@@jimmurphy6095 Not only do they drive on the wrong side, but even the thought of gear-shifting with my left hand seems insane.
@@Big_Tex Yeah! Thank goodness my wonky knees prevent me driving a stick shift any more!
I can't even imagine trying to drive on the opposite side of the road. And the driver being in what was the passenger seat. Way too confusing. I have a good driving record and I want to keep it that way!
When I moved to the US I was shocked at how much easier and shorter the American driving test is compared to the UK one. They don’t test you on all kinds of things that are compulsory in the UK (three point turn, emergency stop, reverse around a corner etc.) I felt like I’d somehow swindled the system when I hadn’t! Driving here in the US is easy, the roads are huge!
I’ve often wondered what those zig zag lines on some British streets meant.
Great idea!
Also found outside schools in the UK.
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I drove in the UK in the summer of 2019. My first time ever driving in the UK was in London. Have to admit it was a little nerve wracking sitting on the opposite side of the car and driving on the left in London traffic. When I got the rental car to my hotel, I parked it until the next day.
That is why I only rent a car in France, Spain or Italy...they drive NORMAL over there! LOL
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in the usa when the center yellow turning lane has both yellow lines entirely broken like that of a standard lane it can mean that during certain times of the day during the weekday it can be used as an extra lane in one direction, otherwise it will act the same as if it wasn't broken and will just be a turning lane in either direction.
in conjuction with this there will either be static board signs indicating the times and direction that lane is usable as such or LED signs (which i find more visible)
The center line is called the "zipper," and the white line on the side of the road is the "fog line." (Trucker talk.) The US also has white broken lines separating multiple lanes going the same direction.
You can park on double yellows if you have a “blue badge”, denoting that the driver or passenger’s mobility is somehow significantly compromised, unless there are little yellow dashes on the kerb at right angles to the direction of the road.
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What made me laugh when I was driving in the Cayman Islands was the No Overtaking. I was overtaken with giggles.
Visiting friends in Chicago, I laughed because their "speed bump" signs say "speed hump". Now they're making their way into my neck of the woods
What's funny about the word "overtaking"?
I always wondered what the zigzag pattern on the streets in London meant. In the US, we prohibit parking close to intersections by simply painting the curb yellow (or red, if there's a fire hydrant).
Lawrence,
The next step will be examining the difference in the drivers education classes in the UK, and the UK
Watch ,DGN driving school on RUclips to see how UK drivers learn
Were I live, a free red state, crosswalks are painted white BUT they are painted Yellow, for extra caution, when they're close to a school. Great video as usual........
Honestly, I think the zig zag lines before a crosswalk is a VERY GOOD idea for the US to adopt in their markings. I don't drive either, so walking is hazardous at times due to people not paying attention that they need to stop!
The zig zag lines are mostly to indicate no parking zones. In the US there are signs blatantly stating, "No Parking from here to the corner." Or if the crosswalk is in the middle of the road, "No Parking between signs."
@@pigs18 No one in my neighborhood pays attention to those signs, even my building manager parks in the "yellow curb" spot and never gets a ticket. That's just unfair to anyone else who gets a ticket for parking in the same exact spot.
We need those zig zag lines in the states. Many of our four way stops are being converted to round a bouts, here a bouts. They work great when folks understand them, not so much when they don’t or if they dislike them.
I'm not a fan of them. They put one in the small town across the river, and now I drive 2 miles out of the way to avoid it. It seems like accidents waiting to happen.
It's also important to point out that road markings actually vary from state to state. A few are universal, the center line and all its variations, lane markings, stop lines, etc. But others, not so much. The yield line can be that shark tooth design, or it could be a thick line, or it could be non-existent. Another (not covered) is the merging arrow, some states put the everywhere you merge, others only put them where two lanes go down to one (as opposed to a highway acceleration lane), and still others don't use them at all.
Another interesting fact: the center line on a divided highway is only a single line, this is true on both the main road and any on/off ramps.
In the UK, the 'rule' is, the more paint, the greater the danger!
Also, as I was once told - where road markings clearly used to be but have been rubbed away by traffic, also greater danger as it's likely to be a busy area.
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We need the zigzag no parking zones… I can’t count how many times I couldn’t see over someone’s oversized SUV parked right up to the crosswalk…
Use the car a shelter from traffic, and check the way is clear by moving to where you CAN see?
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6:28 Thank you for explaining the zigzag lines! It confused us when we visited London in 2001.
I've never heard of shark's teeth. That might well be regional. Lived in the UK for a few years in the late 80's. It didn't take long to adapt to driving on the left, but I think that's because you really pay attention to what you are doing so not to cause an accident. However, coming back to the US was crazy, I found that every once in awhile I would drift over to the other side of the road without realizing it. Luckily, this usually only happened on very isolated roads when I was the only one driving.
Hey, I'm from Wayne County. At least there was once a time when logical thoughts were coming from our government officials here in Michigan. 😉
Minnesota is bad too, leaving state next spring.
I’m in Jackson and I agree!
@@minnesotagal507 any room in that Uhaul?
I've been in Michigan for 7 years, cannot wait to get out.
@@minnesotagal507 Be careful where you go. I moved for work from Minnesota to Georgia 16 years ago, and in many ways it was not an improvement.
I have never seen the triangular yield markings, nor have I ever heard the expression sharks teeth.…
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I watched this entire video for the last 2 seconds when you finally explained what those zig zag lines are for! Thank you so much!
I lived for a few years in New Jersey. Instead of traffic circles or roundabouts, we had these things called Jughandles. To make a left turn, you get in the right lane, then veer off to the right, and then go around a jughandle. It's hard to explain if you've never seen one, but they're a pretty clever way of making a left turn without having to wait for an "arrow" but you still have to stop for a red light to cross perpendicular traffic.
I wouldn’t have known “pavements” were sidewalks if it wasn’t for Adele. I guess “Chasing Sidewalks” doesn’t roll off the tongue as nicely.
You and me both!!!
I always just called them "footpaths"
I've always understood pavement to mean basically any artificial firm outdoor surface; roads, parking lots, sidewalks, running tracks, tennis courts, etc.
@@XianHu I’ve never been to the UK so I don’t know if their “pavements” are indeed “pavement” - the black petroleum based surface. Probably not. It would be interesting to know what they call the surface we consider “pavement”. Maybe they call it “macadam” or “asphalt”.
@@JimAllen-Persona Calling them Pavements goes back to when they started using paving slabs for them. The name stuck reguardless of what they are made of.
Example of Paving slabs in situ.
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I always wondered what the zig-zag lines were for and now I know.
You always give me a good chuckle!
In PA on some rural highways there are white ovals painted 150 feet apart, you must keep one dot visible between cars. this is to reduce accidents where one car rams into a slow or stopped car...by looking at the road ahead of your vehicle.
"Leaving a milky white stain down the center of the road..... we've all done it!"......No comment!
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I never knew what those zig-zag lines meant, thanks!.
It might be interesting to see differences in how driving is taught (if it is.) In my high school days in 10th grade (appx age 15) we had one semester of Driver's Ed, and one semester of some kind of history class. Which one came first depended on what part of the year your birthday was in. Much talking about safety and rules, and the perennial favorites, safety films. The canonical being "Red Asphalt. "
Later on we had in-car driver training. The car specially modified with an extra brake pedal for the passenger side so the instructor might prevent a tragedy. This usually lasted 10-12 hours total. When I did it the girl I paired with was also fairly good already so we just cruised around like teenagers do. We learned how to go to a drive through (and drive with a soda between your thighs), how to do a car wash, some freeway travel. We drove by some of the other high schools in town and yelled at them.
So in the UK you don't do driving training at school, if you want I learn to drive either a parent teaches you or a driving instructor does with a special dual control car. Then you do your theory test, then after the instructor thinks your ready you do a practical test. If you fail (kinda common to fail the first) you do it again, but normally have to wait 3 or so weeks at least (covid has pushed that to many months)
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As already said by others, driving isn't taught in schools. This is presumably because it's not as universally required or expected as in America (although pretty common for obvious reasons).
My general impression is that UK driving exams are harder. Also, cars with automated transmission is quite rare in the UK, so almost everyone knows how to drive a car with a manual gear stick. When I studied, I remember key maneuver being three point turn, parallel park, parking in a bay, and reversing into a side road.
An RAC website I just checked says that the average learner needs 20 hours of practice plus 45 hours of driving lessons to pass. There's also multiple-choice test and a computer hazard perception test in addition to the actual driving test. Most leaners pass the test within three tries.
Thank you for sharing this (and all your other videos, too). I liked learning about the road markings in the UK designating whether you can park along there at certain times or at all. I was going to comment that in the US (at least in California), we use painted curbs and/or signs to limit parking but then I noticed the video title is about road "markings" specifically. Well done. :) Enjoyed this one. Keep them coming.
The paved roads near my home in central Michigan have white broken lines for the center line, and solid yellow lines to indicate a no passing zone. This includes state highways as well as county roads.
Laurence, this should be counted as a lesson in Drivers Ed! I don’t remember learning about road lines in Drivers Ed. I did, however, learn you shouldn’t honk at moose because they’ll charge at your car. However, moose aren’t a problem in my city, so I was never sure about how it pertained to us, but the more you know, right? 🤷🏻♀️😂
I tried my best to explain the lines to my nephew when I taught him to drive, but I had to Google the reasons behind them!
Incidentally, I kind of like the idea of magically changing colored lines. That sounds kinda cool. 😉
Moose don't usually give a darn about anything. Pretty sure you could honk at one without problems, though it would do you absolutely no good. What IS important to know about moose is that they are too tall to cast eye-shine like a deer. If you see four saplings in the road, pick a side; if you try to drive between them (under the moose) you'll sweep it's legs out and drop in on your own head. And since you don't have moose, the same is true of horses.
@@adde9506 thanks for the tip. 😃 Christmas Eve two years ago my parents (who were in the Toyota Tundra in front of us) got hit by a deer. We were driving home down a windy mountain road from a relatives house in the mountains and a deer/ buck came out of nowhere and ran into the rear drivers-side at the tire. It left a small dent. It caused my parents to swerve (luckily not too much because of a drop off) to the right. Thankfully they were going a bit below the speed limit because there are no lights and it had been raining. As we stopped to check on them and the deer, the deer jumped up and hurdled itself over the guardrail down the drop off. We all stood there, in a light drizzle and looked at each other in astonishment. No one really said much, it was just so weird! 🤷🏻♀️ We got out our flashlights to look for the deer, but he was long gone. I don’t know who was more stunned!😂
Our boy looking svelte AF.
slender and elegant
@@davidgormunt9031 Hey you just gave me a cool idea...a "Lost In The Pond Vernacular Translator Bot" for live stream chats! An American phrase is used, and a person in England or Canada asks the bot to translate.
Similar to Ireland and Scotland, almost the entire North American east coast has a great language STUCK AT the pond lol!
😆😅😂🤣
@@djhrecordhound4391 good idea but it took me 5 minutes to figure out that he wasn't talking about yield signs. They'd have to be bilingual dictionaries.
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Always watch your videos love them thanks
Thanks, I learned alot.
Lawrence has been out of the UK so long he doesn't know about the double red lines. They also mean no parking, just like the yellow ones, but this time they really mean it.
And in the US, solid red or yellow blocks/lines are painted on the curb to denote parking is banned (red) or conditional (yellow).
@@DrPluton Lines on the kerb (different spelling but same pronunciation) in the UK limit goods loading times. They're 90° to the road.
@@DrPluton don't forget the green zones for limited time parking and blue zones for handicapped parking.
@@DrPluton here, the color denotes who enforces it. yellow gets a ticket, red gets a ticket AND may be moved by a fire engine.
Reminds me of the old Robin Williams schtick about cops in Britain. "Halt! Or I'll say halt again!"
You didn't mention the red-curb no-parking zones around fire hydrants.
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There are double red lines on the sides of roads in London which not only mean no parking but no stopping at all
I love how red traffic signals turn yellow before green in the UK. If they tried that in the us people would try to go early... I do find it odd that people park facing both directions in London. That would get you a ticket in the US.
I was always parking on wrong side while I was living in Davis, California. Never got a ticket.
I always wondered about the zigzag lines! Thanks
Why not just do a double yellow line near the crosswalk instead of zigzags?
Because the zigzags are a visual cue that you are approaching a pedestrian crossing.
He forgot to mention the “rumble strips” telling the driver he/she is out of their lane on interstate.
The UK had tire killing curbs instead.
There are two types in the US depending on where you are. There's the rumble strips, most commonly found on the side of the road, but sometimes featured in the lane markers themselves and Bot's Dots which are small raised squares between the markers. Bot's Dots are more common in Southern states where they don't have to worry about snowplows tearing them up.
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I’ve always wondered what those squiggly road lines were! That makes perfect sense! Thanks, Lawrence!
Well out here in the Pacific Northwest, the center line is a broken white line. If you have a solid line in your lane Running beside the broken white line that means you cannot pass going your direction… that makes it a no passing zone. But we don’t have yellow broken lines, it’s always white broken lines.
That would certainly be against MUTCD federal guidelines. I checked some google street views in WA and OR and can't find anything like that. Have a street and town name you could share? I'd love to see an example.
Always wondered what those zig-zags were for!! You'll find that next door, in Ohio, that 'stop line' is called a 'stop bar' and NO ONE ever pay attention to it!!
I'm not sure ANYONE in the US does! Not to mention the 15 MPH stops.
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I believe you are mistaken. There are many roads in America where the centerline is white. Mostly rural areas and in townships.
Thanks for the like. That was fast. 11 minutes. Wow!
Nope. The USDOT sets yellow as the color separating traffic moving in opposite directions. White is used to separate lanes and set the edges of the road. If you see white lines down the middle of a road, it is a multilane one way road. Solid lines of any color usually tell you not to cross the line while driving. A double width white line along the edge sets apart a parking/bicycle lane. The wider the solid line, the more emphasis on remaining in your lane. If you see a double white solid line, you are forbidden to leave your lane except to avoid a dangerous situation such as an accident site.
The lines dividing opposing traffic in the US are NEVER white. Though it is possible your striping is faded.
I have seen white center lines in North Carolina ,
In the US the white line on the right side of the road is called the "Fog Line", so named because if the fog is so thick, it will be the line you reference while you are slowly driving.
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Quick point of clarification. The yellow line does not necessarily mean the center of the road. Yellow lines separate traffic going in opposite directions, so often it would be the center of the road. However, in the tunnel video you showed that would be a double white line because white lines separate Lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction.
That's why when you're on a highway that's maybe separated with a jersey wall or a big gap, a single yellow line will be the far left line. It'll be the same on the other side of the road making it a double yellow line.
“Look both ways” pavement markings in London saved my life more than once. See, brits drive the other way and they know it. Thanks!
Every time I go to Ireland, it takes me two days to adjust to looking right first, then left
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Makes me laugh a little to get a breakdown of the line markings in both countries from someone who doesn't drive in either. 😃
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In the US, never heard them called sharks teeth! And would like to mention we also indicate whether you may park somewhere or not, but instead of painting more lines, we paint the curb if there is one. Unpainted or white curb means no restrictions on parking (other than obvious ones, such as in front of someone's mailbox or a fire hydrant) and yellow curbs mean no parking ever.
We have a mixture of white lines and yellow lines here in Nevada. Plus you totally forgot to mention the round bumps or grated road on the far right lane to keep people awake.
I totally enjoy your videos!
We always called them idiot bumps. Other people called them Wakeup bumps. Shoulder Rumble strips are also used..
Rumble strips?
@@pearlllg You can read all about them at safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/pavement/rumble_strips/general-information.cfm. Probably more than you'd ever want to know...
I live in Tennessee. My city has recently installed a couple of roundabouts. Not sure I'll ever get the hang of it.
I HATE roundabouts.
Anyone coming on the left? No? The road is yours, don't stop. Yes? Stop. Clear now? The road is yours, off you go.
I visited LA and heard there was a local roundabout and just had to visit. All the warning signs, speed reduction and increase in street lighting got me all all excited, yet it turned out to be something that you'd find in a housing estate in the UK.
I pulled off the highway driving to DC a few years ago to look for a gas station and there were roundabouts and it's kind of a miracle I'm not still there going around in circles! 😆
Depends on who designed them. I loved the one's in Australia. But the ones in NJ? No, thank you.
@@adde9506 You said Australia and I immediately thought of Melbourne's hook turns. Stay left to turn right. It was 6am after a 20 odd hour flight and that kind of logic I could have done without 😂
Thank you. I've wondered what some of you sign ment.
I always wondered about those zigzags, thanks!
1. I thought the zany lines in England were to tell cars to slow down. hmmm. 2. There are significant difference in how lines and reflectors are used in different parts of the country. For example, Oregon and Washington love in road reflectors and dots/bumps that often are substitute to lines. Never saw this in PA/NJ/NY growing up.
Circa 1956 I remember seeing a man on his hands and knees painting a center white line on a road in the mountains of Taiwan. Cars wizzing past on both sides!
So that's what those zigzag lines are for.
Wow! From online pictures, I had never noticed any pattern to them.
I had assumed these were the lines painted by the Irish with a hip flask, on a Friday...getting a jump on the weekend. 😂🍻
I submitted my application for an international driver's permit yesterday and I feel like the algorithm knew I needed this!
I've wondered what those zig-zag lines mean for years! Thank you, Laurence!
The very first time I heard the phrase ‘zebra crossing’ was while listening to the original radio play of _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,_ so I thought it was just a joke.
That somewhere in the universe a planet has so many zebras that they need a sign for it (like Deer Crossing)..
I always wondered what those wavy lines on the roads meant. Thanks for clearing that up!
From both driven in both. Shocked to discover my knowledge of give ways at English roundabouts was so limited. Thanks for the lesson!
Cool - this sort of content is awesome!
That solid line along the side of the road is called a "fog line" in parts of the US.
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thank you SO much about the zig zag lines..I've wondered about those for a long time
American born and raised, and I drove for a week and half on honeymoon in Scotland. It was fun! ...once I could get my front left tire off of the curb.
There are some parts I like from both countries' road marking styles. The UK tends to be more permissive - "here, you want to pass? Have at it, whenever you'd like!" while the American road will hold your hand and tell you exactly when you can or can't pass. That said, I prefer the American yellow center line. Yes, it's usually not too hard to tell which UK white line you're looking at, but how about we make the center one yellow and get rid of the problem altogether?
Somewhat related, I also really like the UK's approach to speed limits and yielding versus stopping. It's nice having a blanket 30/60/70 mph limit and driving at whatever speed suits you. American speed limits are often used as traps to generate speeding tickets. The same goes for stop signs - and also, it's less efficient and more polluting when everyone stops instead of slowly rolling through.
Not only have I lived and driven in both the US and UK so have driven on the left, but for over a decade I worked in Macau where they also drive on the left while living in mainland China with whom they share a border. And in mainland China they drive on the right, so every day I would drive my right hand drive car across said border multiple times each time having to adjust to driving on the opposite side immediately. I originally learned to drive in the US but besides having driven on the left in the UK I’ve also done so often in other countries such as Australia, NZ, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao and Ireland. Suffice to say I’m comfortable driving on either side of the road no matter what side of the car has the steering wheel
I've always wanted to know what the jagged white lines were for. Thank you, Lawrence! I wish we had them here.
One thing that surprised me once in the US was a rumble strip in the center line marking of a two lane road. It was a long (miles) straight road so was presumably to alert the driver if they inadvertently strayed into the opposing lane.
Yes, we have those mostly on rural roads, because at night it's easy to get distracted to sleepy.
I cannot remember having seen sharks teeth. Most of my driving was in the northeast, but id did make occasional trips to Kansas and Oklahoma.
One of my fahter's brothers married the bosses daughter (one of several) and ended up running the family business. He had the idea to put prismatic glass particles in the paint to reflect car lights. For many years, his company made almost all of the paint used for highway markings in the US. Sold out to Sherwin Williams a few years before the patent ran out. Between Huntingdon and Alexandria PA, you will see a marking that looks like a bar gcod. THat is a test zone for new paint formulations to see which last the longest under a known set of traffic conditions. Some of the lines will be intact, some will show much wear, or evven disappear where the tires ran over them more than that particular formula could take.