All roads are the same does this mean countries have copied of each other?
Why not yellow with black stripes or white with black stripes, there would be more light at night. Just think when snow falls and besides the ice that comes with it you can see better. Makes sense to me.
2006-11-11 02:50:40 · 19 answers · asked by mindboggle 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The black is a result of the petrolium pruducts used when creating ashfalt (road cover) and as you probably know - white stripes are for traffic lanes in you direction - and yellow is for traffic comming against you - i.e. traffic devider.
But I like the idea - yellow would be cewl -
2006-11-11 02:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by cruisecowboy1995 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you're suggesting that roads be painted yellow? It wouldn't work out very well. At the very least, you'd have to re-paint pretty often.
Tires are black, and asphalt is black.
Skid marks don't show on black.
Painting the entire road (as opposed to just the stripes) would make your tires slip more, since the painted surface would be slick. Especially compared to plain old asphalt.
2006-11-11 02:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by Steve M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the oil in the asphalt that makes the roads black. The white and yellow lines make for good reflectors. I`ve been laying asphalt for over 10 years now and it has never changed.
2006-11-11 02:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by brock 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to New Mexico many of the roads out there are red. I think it has to do with the materials available for road building.
2006-11-11 02:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white contrasts the black of the tar the best. there used to be reflective properties mixed with the paint but it seems that theres not many doing that anymore. just white paint now days
2006-11-11 04:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by j56007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Less confusing than yellow bricks w/ purple stripes.
2006-11-11 03:19:58 · answer #6 · answered by Rolf W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not black and red stripes or poka dots or rainbow its all for vision help however we all know most drivers aren't paying attention to the roads these days anyway it doesn't matter
2006-11-11 04:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by topgunpilot22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glare brother, glare. The black road reduces the glare on the road
2006-11-11 02:54:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because there not white roads w/ black stripes.
2006-11-11 03:06:00 · answer #9 · answered by jaija132 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos white roads with black stripes would get ever so dirty very quickly!
2006-11-11 02:55:09 · answer #10 · answered by Pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋