painted lines

Lane dividers ahead

Painted lines are markings applied to road surfaces to organize traffic flow and indicate boundaries.

Center lines separate opposing lanes, edge lines mark road borders, and crosswalk lines designate pedestrian crossings.

The term also covers any deliberate stripe of paint: The parking lot's painted lines had faded to near invisibility.

Related
  • stripesParallel linear markings
  • roadVehicle travel surface
  • markingsIdentifying visual features
  • asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
  • lanesParallel traffic divisions

lane change · highway · double yellow · yellow · white · divider · crosswalk · parking · parking lot · boundary · brush · canvas · artist · stroke · pavement · no parking zone · traffic · dashed

Categories
Opposites
road marking method

painted linesphysical barriers

Structures blocking movement

bollards · guard rails · jersey barriers · guardrails · crash barriers

traffic control physicality

painted linesguardrails

Protective edge barriers

crash barriers · walls · fences · traffic islands

permanence of marking

painted lineschalk lines

Powdered boundary markers

traffic cones · construction barrels · temporary barriers · adhesive strips

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G