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Ah, I see. So the thing that looks like a painted white line on the left is actually nothing of the sort? Am I wrong to be puzzled by the fact that the central
by gjm11 9y ago
Ah, I see. So the thing that looks like a painted white line on the left is actually nothing of the sort? Am I wrong to be puzzled by the fact that the central and right-hand lines are white, but (assuming what you say is right, which I do in fact assume it is) there is no white line at the left of the road, only a yellow one?
(I'm in the UK, where we have white lines at both sides. Perhaps the US is different?)
- 11thEarlOfMar 9y agoYes,it is not a solid white line. There are a variety of lane marker styles and edges in the US. One is a solid yellow line with reflectors spaced every few yards/meters as you see here. More commonly, it's a solid white line. My point is to show that there are likely many cases like this that can foil the autonomous navigation and lead to dangerous situations. What's interesting to consider is that yes, I accept that autonomous systems will reduce the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities on the roadways. However, the people who actually get injured or killed will be a different set of people than without autonomy. They'll want to be compensated.
- pc2g4d 9y agoIn the US, yellow lines indicate a division between lanes flowing in the opposite direction. White lines are used otherwise. So there's a yellow line on the left because it abuts the barrier dividing the lane from oncoming traffic. The dashed line in the middle is white because it separates two lanes flowing the same direction. And the solid line on the right is white because it does not abut any opposite-flow lanes but rather represents the edge of the road.