Henry Raymond

Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Henry on October 10, 2009, 01:09:10 PM

Title: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: Henry on October 10, 2009, 01:09:10 PM

Looks like from Route 104A to the top of Brush Hill the Line Painters had a little trouble finding the center of the road.  I usually follow the yellow line in the center of the road when I drive at night, but probably not a good idea here just in case a Trooper is following me.

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/forum_photos/rte104_091010.sized.jpg)

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: Jim M on October 10, 2009, 02:58:38 PM

Looks like the same lines I used to follow home at night  

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: DrewCrash on October 10, 2009, 05:17:06 PM

this is a riot!

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: JKandBoys on October 10, 2009, 06:42:51 PM

Yeah, those lines were making me dizzy. In some places they are more than a foot off from the old ones.

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: Mike Raburn on October 11, 2009, 03:01:52 AM

You have be kidding.

NO drug testing at DOT VT??

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: edakrupp on October 11, 2009, 07:25:11 AM

I noticed that driving to St. Albans yesterday! I thought it was plain old Yankee frugality wanting to save money so they 'did it by eye.'

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: trussell on October 11, 2009, 12:27:11 PM

... So I take it the people directing traffic aren't the only ones on their cell phones? :)

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: cedarman on October 12, 2009, 07:44:08 AM

Our guess was because they were putting the lines on a road where only half was paved, maybe the wheels of the truck, or any guide wheels for the paint equipment might have moved off the edge of the pavement causing it to shift, and overcorrecting trying to get it back on the pavement.

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: mirjo on October 14, 2009, 02:34:03 AM

Why are they painting the lines before they're done??? Is it me, or is it as stupid as it seems?

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: Henry on October 14, 2009, 06:43:36 AM

Maybe they are practicing/training

Title: Re: Follow Those Yellow Lines - You Might Get Picked Up For DUI
Post by: trussell on October 14, 2009, 01:12:58 PM

Well, they've since been paved over.  It looked like a lower quality paint anyway.  I'm sure there's some DOT regulation that says the road needs to have lines painted within x number of hours of paving.  Since this is a project run/funded (sort of) by the state, I'm SURE they wouldn't waste any money on unnecessary paving!