LOUTH, England, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Officials in an English county said lines painted on a street will be toned down to help preserve the "unique character" of the area. Dean Myhill, area highways manager at Lincolnshire County Council, said residents complained the double-yellow lines on a street in Louth were too wide and brightly colored for the area, which is a protected conservation area http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-24909828 The 5th most read article on the BBC website... (ok, the BBC Linc's page)
They do in this picture but when you're driving at night and it's raining, those little lines can't even compare to the big reflective lines.
I've droven in the english countryside, when you're on those smaller and often curvy roads you often have to lower your speed anyway. A person with normal sight and normal driving attitude can do fine with those lines, even when it rains. On the bigger roads with more traffic where you go faster the big lines are more useful. And they're appreciated by everybody there
As long as the lines are esthetically pleasing to the eye then that's all that matters, right? Who cares about safety or head on collisions. It's fine as long as the lines aren't ugly.
It's big news in Lincolnshire... The lines seem to be referring to areas where you can not park. I presume you would be driving at 5mph or less while surveying possible parking spots, and at that speed it would not matter if it was raining or not. These lines are not on the M1.
