How do they paint them so straight and in the middle of the road?
2006-08-06 03:17:19 · 8 answers · asked by Oz 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
They drive a line painter down the highway that sprays the lines automatically. A survey crew marks the location of the lines on the roadway surface to ensure that they are straight. The newest line painter rigs "read" those markings to ensure accuracy. The older ones depend on the hand and eye coordination of the operator.
2006-08-06 03:24:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
they have a big truck that has a paint system on it, and it has a sprayer on the bottom of it. They have computers on the truck that tell them if it is straight and just how far to space the lines, for the Broken ones. then they just drive down the road and spray them on...
2006-08-06 03:23:33 · answer #2 · answered by Just Me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep it's a big truck with stuff hanging off the back that paints the lines.
2006-08-06 03:21:38 · answer #3 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a special machine they use, they drive down the middle of the street with and it paints the lines.
Here's a few in action:
http://www.fixaroof.com/Line_Painting.html
2006-08-06 03:20:34 · answer #4 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have trucks that go thru the street,and drive in a straight line while the machine in the back does its job.
2006-08-06 03:24:40 · answer #5 · answered by Krissi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with special equipment on the back of a truck
2006-08-06 03:24:44 · answer #6 · answered by Sandra♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have a paint truck with GPS
2006-08-06 03:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by rhino_man420 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lotsa practice
2006-08-06 03:20:05 · answer #8 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋