Guest Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Found this old thread when I was about to raise the subject. Does anyone know if this is now policy as part of the resurfacing programme to only put markings at junctions? I noticed it when they resurfaced Stephen Hill, and now around the Hanging water area. Is this the norm? No, they can take weeks to finish marking up the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eater Sundae Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 No, they can take weeks to finish marking up the roads. OK, thanks. It's been several months, already, in the case of Stephen Hill. It seems a bit inefficient to only paint a few markings and then come back months later. On Hangingwater Road they appear to have drawn a single thin (yellow?) line roughly down the centre of the roadway. It's barely visible. I don't know if that's to tell the road marking team where to put their lines, or if it's just to remind motorists that it is a 2 lane road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 OK, thanks. It's been several months, already, in the case of Stephen Hill. It seems a bit inefficient to only paint a few markings and then come back months later. Might be worth getting on the council website and contacting them. It took a while for them to fully finish Abbeydale Rd. I didn't understand why they'd wait between doing bits either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eater Sundae Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Since first realising that white lines are not being replaced immediately, I've noticed a lot more, where the lines are still missing, several months after resurfacing... ...which leads to the question: If it is safe to leave the roads without the central white line for such a length of time, do we need white lines at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xt500 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Since first realising that white lines are not being replaced immediately, I've noticed a lot more, where the lines are still missing, several months after resurfacing... ...which leads to the question: If it is safe to leave the roads without the central white line for such a length of time, do we need white lines at all? Most dont even know what the lines mean,or how they denote a hazard,so it seems a waste of money.Bst to spend the money on signs to tell them when its foggy instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodie Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 As far as I'm aware central white lines are only needed on A roads and bus routes. B roads and country road white lines are not a legal requirement - drive to the conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 As far as I'm aware central white lines are only needed on A roads and bus routes. B roads and country road white lines are not a legal requirement - drive to the conditions. Read post #10 Driving in fog is impossible without lines. Are you suggesting that "cats eyes" are also not needed? It's all about lane markings being visible in all weathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I've been down plenty of unlined roads during fog, including without cats eyes. Not ended up in a tree so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I've been down plenty of unlined roads during fog, including without cats eyes. Not ended up in a tree so far. So you are saying we should abandon these road safety measures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndlessAccel Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 If you have no lines it would be almost impossible to prove who hit who, who was over the none existent line at moment of impact. ? No road markings who was at fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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