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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Traffic Control => Topic started by: US71 on October 13, 2013, 09:42:01 PM

Title: White Object Markers
Post by: US71 on October 13, 2013, 09:42:01 PM
I say a white object marker in Bella Vista, AR today. I'm familiar with the yellow and red, but have never seen white. The street split at a curb to a right-turn lane and a straight-ahead lane with the object marker at the edge of the curb.  I didn't have my camera, so I was unable to get any photos of it.

Anyone have info on when they were first introduced?

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftrafficsigns.ntsigns.com%2FImgMedium%2Fa1487.jpg&hash=39bf502e5f619d4965b51ff8e7387bcc17682923) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftrafficsigns.ntsigns.com%2FImgMedium%2Fa1488.jpg&hash=db11dd12a37880072855c40cecf80c49f31c059d)
Title: Re: White Object Markers
Post by: Big John on October 13, 2013, 09:49:09 PM
Did the marker look newish?  I have encountered faded-out markers.  MUTCD doesn't have a white object marker.
Title: Re: White Object Markers
Post by: US71 on October 13, 2013, 10:06:09 PM
Quote from: Big John on October 13, 2013, 09:49:09 PM
Did the marker look newish?  I have encountered faded-out markers.  MUTCD doesn't have a white object marker.

Brand new, as in the last 2-3 months.  A street got widened to accommodate a new Casey's General Store.

Title: Re: White Object Markers
Post by: Alps on October 13, 2013, 10:53:39 PM
White is meaningless, so go ahead and hit the curb.
Title: Re: White Object Markers
Post by: KEK Inc. on October 13, 2013, 11:21:48 PM
http://goo.gl/maps/nq2Od

Here's one (that's relatively new) in Vancouver, WA.
Title: Re: White Object Markers
Post by: Brian556 on October 14, 2013, 01:07:56 AM
Sounds like someone tried to apply the rule for pavement markings that yellow separates opposite directions, white separates same direction, to object markers.

On another note, on US 441 in Orange Co, FL, I some of these that were 30x30 with the standard nine yellow reflectors.