(JfA Motorist
Pavement Markings Play
Important Part In Life
Special To The Post
RALEIGH - When you
were 16 years of age you
knew the rules of the road
backwards and forwards.
For instance, you could
reel off the reason for
having yellow and white
pavement markings on our
highways and why some
were broken lines and
others were solid lines.
That's because you had
to in order to pass the test
for your driver's license.
Several years have pass
ed since you first learned to
drive, yet you continue to
practice those same rules
of the road. The only dif
ference is you have sub
consciouslv s .re< them a
way instead of keeping
such facts and figures on
the tip of your tongue
That's fine but it never
hurts to refresh one's me
mory.
As for pavement mark
ings in North Carolina,
you'll find them on the
majority of the state's 56,
000 miles of paved high
ways. They play a sig
nificant role in controlling
the flow of traffic.
In some cases, pavement
markings are used to sup
plement traffic signs and
signals. In other instances,
they are used along to
convey regulations and
warnings not clearly un
derstandable through signs
and signals. Pavement
markings guide the motor
ist without diverting his or
her attention from the
roadway.
North Carolina Depart
ment of Transportation's
Manager of Traffic En
gineering Harold C. Rhudy
said, "Can you imagine our
streets and highways with
out pavement markings?
I
It's ridiculous to even con
sider it."
"Pavement markings
serve a very definite pur
pose. They tell the motorist
a story when, where and
what to do. If we did not
have markings, traveling
would be mass confusion
not to mention extremely
hazardous," Rhudy added
Generally, pavement
markings in North Caro
lina are either yellow or
white. These colors are
used because they are
more highly visible, es
pecially at night than other
colors.
The broken yellow lines
show the center of the road
and separate traffic going
in opposite directions. Bro
ken white lines are used to
separate traffic on roads
having two or more mes
going in the same direc
tions.
A solid yellow line in a
lane means passing is not
permitted. If there are two
solid yellow lines, passing
is not allowed in either
direction. Passing is per
mitted on roads with a
single, broken yellow or
white line.
In addition to center lines
and lane lines, pavement
markings include edge
lines, stop bars, cross
walks, arrows, school
zones and railroad cross
ings.
State Secretary of Trans
portation Tom Bradshaw
commented, "When you
stop and think about pave
ment markings and the
part they play in the lives
of our traveling public, it is
obvious how important and
necessary they are. With
out them our highways
would not be safe. Nothing
takes priority over the ef
fort to save human lives.
"It is with this aspect
foremost in our minds that
we continue to maintain
and improve the markings
on our state's highway sys
tem," the transportation
secretary said.
Pavement markings on
North Carolina's highways
are maintained or im
proved with state maint
enance and federal-aid
safety funds. Last year,
state funds totaling more
than six million dollars
provided for maintenance
crews to paint 56,000 miles
of center, lane and edge
lines. In addition stop bars,
crosswalks, arrows and
school zones were painted
where needed.
NCCCCSGAWill
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Conference
its Spring Conference at
the Ramada Inn - Down
town (formally the Down
towners) in Winston-Salem
April 30 through May 3,
1980.
The State Organization,
representing the more than
500,000 students enrolled in
North Carolina's 58 Com
munity Colleges, Technical
Colleges, and Technical In
stitutes, will celebrate its
10-year anniversary at this
conference.
Some 300 delegates from
across the state are expect
ed to participate in the
organization's many com
mittees, workshops, and
forums.
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Gus
Economos
N.C. House
Democratic Primary
May 6th
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