On Tuesday, March 06, 2007, at 10:40AM, "Nick Moffitt" <nick@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >Christopher Hickman: >> I came across a story of some jackass that wrecked a really friggin' >> expensive car, and in the "before" shot it shows the car parked along >> a street with weird jagged lines painted along side. Was the street >> painter coming straight from several pints at the pub, or does that >> design have some kind of special meaning? Here's the photo: http:// >> www.wreckedexotics.com/special/veyron/before.jpg > >I'm also not from around here originally, but those tend to be for >"soft" lane markers. They're usually on the ground in situations where >two cars could pass by each other if going slowly enough. Usually >people drive with one wheel right on top of the things until they need >to worry about oncoming traffic or some other obstacle. Yeah, I've now found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_crossing#Zebra_Crossings_in_popular_culture It says "zigzag lines at the curb and in the center of the road have been added to all zebra crossings to indicate the no-waiting zones on either side."