fog line

Pavement boundary marker

A fog line is the white line painted along the right edge of a road, marking the boundary between the travel lane and the shoulder.

The name comes from its usefulness in low visibility—drivers follow it when fog obscures other markers: I kept my eyes on the fog line until the weather cleared.

Also called an edge line.

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boundary · shoulder · traffic · roadway · edge · guardrails · highway · fogbank · drainage system · cloudline · visibility · road safety · safety feature · lane departure · reflector · lane · lineation · lane

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road position/lateral placement

fog linecenter line

Road's dividing mark

centerline · center divider · median line · yellow line · double yellow line

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fog, line, fogs, foggy, foggier, foggiest, fogginess, lines, lined

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