lane divider

Painted traffic boundary

A lane divider is a marking or physical barrier separating lanes of traffic on a road.

Painted lines are the most common form—dashed lines permit lane changes, solid lines prohibit them.

Some lane dividers are raised bumps, flexible posts, or concrete barriers: The lane divider kept oncoming traffic from drifting into our lane.

Related

yellow line · marker · highway · traffic · pavement · paint · dotted · dotted line · broken line · solid · asphalt · merge · passing · passing zone · barrier · centerline · center line · rumble

Opposites
traffic separation vs. traffic merging

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Traffic entry corridor

convergence point · on-ramp

barrier function

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Roadside safety barrier

crash barrier · median barrier · jersey barrier · shoulder · rumble strip

road demarcation vs. open flow

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Unobstructed route ahead

shared space · parking lot · plaza · pedestrian zone

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G