Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[kphoger]

How about Pacific Beaches and Atlantic Beaches?

No.  It isn't truly a coat to cost highway if the pavement doesn't end underwater.  Just the beach isn't good enough.

[PColumbus73]

How about Pacific Beaches and Atlantic Beaches?

No.  It isn't truly a coat to cost highway if the pavement doesn't end underwater.  Just the beach isn't good enough.

I-80 snubbing Honolulu and Lisbon is unacceptable

[Scott5114]

September 11th, 2025

What should be the control cities on I-80 in Pennsylvania?

Westbound, it should be Mogul.

[wanderer2575]

September 11th, 2025

What should be the control cities on I-80 in Pennsylvania?

THRU TRAFFIC

[Great Lakes Roads]

September 11th, 2025

What should be the control cities on I-80 in Pennsylvania?

EB: New Jersey
WB: California

[Big John]

WB: milepost 420 in Nebraska
EB: milepost 69.

[formulanone]

September 11th, 2025

What should be the control cities on I-80 in Pennsylvania?

WB: Other Allegheny Cities
EB: Shore Points, Eventually

[Henry]

September 10, 2025:

Three of the four states that consider themselves commonwealths (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia) have a state route numbered 28 that is at least part freeway. Why is Kentucky a holdout?

That number is currently reserved for the future downgrading of a certain freeway through downtown Louisville. (8664, anyone?)

September 11th, 2025

What should be the control cities on I-80 in Pennsylvania?

Ohio / other Midwest States

New York / other New England States

Ohio Turnpike/California
NJTP/New York

[kphoger]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

[hotdogPi]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

Replace the center yellow line with the speed limit using the same color scheme as resistors to convert numbers to colors.

[GaryV]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

Pink: The paths of the 3-day cancer walks
Black: Eh, you can't see it anyway, so what does it matter?
Red: Fire truck and ambulance lanes
Purple: Winery ahead
Green: Can only be used on a yellow brick road
Rainbow: No, forget it, I don't wanna get banned.

[thspfc]

Dashed navy blue lines on a divided highway means drunk driving up to .30 is legal in the left lane.

[PColumbus73]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

All pavement markings would be replaced by black-and-white QR codes. Drivers will scan the QR codes to figure out what lane to be in, either through their phone, or their car's onboard camera system

[kphoger]

All pavement markings would be replaced by black-and-white QR codes. Drivers will scan the QR codes to figure out what lane to be in, either through their phone, or their car's onboard camera system

But what about the colors?  That's the question.

[PColumbus73]

All pavement markings would be replaced by black-and-white QR codes. Drivers will scan the QR codes to figure out what lane to be in, either through their phone, or their car's onboard camera system

But what about the colors?  That's the question.

Physical pavement markings (QR codes) would be black-and-white, digital pavement markings would be unregulated and left to the local municipality.

[JayhawkCO]

White Snow - Passing allowed if it's snowing
Natural White - Passing allowed if you honk
Gypsum - Passing only allowed on Tuesdays
White Sand - Passing allowed by SUVs
Sanctuary - Passing allowed if your speed is a prime number
Mortar - Passing allowed if there's a kid in the car
Sunbleached - Passing allowed if the sun is out
White Sesame - Passing allowed if you have a vanity plate
Mushroom - Passing allowed if you're wearing a tank top
Limewash - Passing allowed by cars with leather seats

(These are all 'expert picks' on Shermin-Williams white paint page.)

[kphoger]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

RED = center stripe, passing allowed in both directions
GREEN = center stripe, no passing allowed in either direction
WHITE = center stripe, passing allowed in north/east direction only
BLUE = center stripe, passing allowed in south/west direction only
BLACK = edge line, no parking restrictions
VIOLET = edge line, no parking allowed
ORANGE = edge line, parking restrictions
GREY = fire lane
PINK = bicycle lane
BROWN = deceleration lane
YELLOW = acceleration lane
RAINBOW = parking spaces

[jlam]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

Thin Red Line: Only astrophage may pass
Orange: To add ✨style✨
Green: For usage on Tree Road USA roads
Blue: Go Blue, beat OSU
Purple: A moderator has locked this road
#FEFFFF: Bridge Out 1/2 Mile
Morse: To help out blind drivers
Red/White: Striping only for use on Candy Cane Lane

[1995hoo]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

....
Purple: A moderator has locked this road
....

Outstanding. 

[GaryV]

WHITE = center stripe, passing allowed in north/east direction only
BLUE = center stripe, passing allowed in south/west direction only

You give drivers way too much credit if you think all of them know what direction they are going.

[JayhawkCO]

WHITE = center stripe, passing allowed in north/east direction only
BLUE = center stripe, passing allowed in south/west direction only

You give drivers way too much credit if you think all of them know what direction they are going.

Hence we're looking for the worst answer in this thread.

[kphoger]

You give drivers way too much credit if you think all of them know what direction they are going.

Hence we're looking for the worst answer in this thread.

This guy gets it.

[kphoger]

I realized I missed three.  Added below.

RED = center stripe, passing allowed in both directions
GREEN = center stripe, no passing allowed in either direction
WHITE = center stripe, passing allowed in north/east direction only
BLUE = center stripe, passing allowed in south/west direction only
LIME = lane line on multi-lane roadway, lane changes allowed
CYAN = lane line on multi-lane roadway, lane changes not allowed
BLACK = edge line, no parking restrictions
VIOLET = edge line, no parking allowed
ORANGE = edge line, parking restrictions
GREY = fire lane
PINK = bicycle lane
BROWN = deceleration lane
YELLOW = acceleration lane
MAGENTA = unmarked crosswalk (edge line color only)
RAINBOW = parking spaces

[PColumbus73]

12 SEP 2025

There are too few colors of road striping.  Make a new list with more stripe colors and what they should mean.

Why stop at colors? There should be also new painted symbols:

Heart (pink): Road rage prohibited
Star (gold with glitter): Celebrities only
Gear symbol (camouflage): Four-wheel drive only, can be used on unpaved roads as well
Banana (bright yellow): Slippery road

[kphoger]

Why stop at colors? There should be also new painted symbols:

Heart (pink): Road rage prohibited
Star (gold with glitter): Celebrities only
Gear symbol (camouflage): Four-wheel drive only, can be used on unpaved roads as well
Banana (bright yellow): Slippery road

I'm assuming that the stripes will be made of those symbols, correct?

Other possibilities:

Mushroom (red and white):  high speed road
Handgun (black with red droplets):  school zone [remember the thread topic]
Dollar sign (green):  Pennsylvania Turnpike
Snowflake (white):  drivers from the South prohibited