Checkerboard crosswalks and stop lines—was this ever standard?

[briantroutman]

On this 1970-71 ad for Honda's first US-bound car, the N600, I noticed some odd pavement markings–checkerboard lines marking stops, crosswalk edges, as well as the continuation of centerlines within crosswalks. Was this ever standard?

And any guesses on where this is set? Given that Honda's US marketing arm is based in Southern California, I would assume somewhere in the region.

[cpzilliacus]

On this 1970-71 ad for Honda's first US-bound car, the N600, I noticed some odd pavement markings–checkerboard lines marking stops, crosswalk edges, as well as the continuation of centerlines within crosswalks. Was this ever standard?

And any guesses on where this is set? Given that Honda's US marketing arm is based in Southern California, I would assume somewhere in the region.

These were very common to delimit pedestrian crosswalks on state-maintained highways in Maryland in the 1960's - I had to cross such a road to get to my elementary school - I believe the State Roads Commission replaced them on a somewhat regular basis, they were 1/4" white reflective-coated "pads" that were somehow glued or otherwise affixed (perhaps they were heated and then installed while hot?) to the pavement (concrete in those days) in a perfect checkerboard pattern.

[hotdogPi]

On this 1970-71 ad for Honda's first US-bound car, the N600, I noticed some odd pavement markings–checkerboard lines marking stops, crosswalk edges, as well as the continuation of centerlines within crosswalks. Was this ever standard?

And any guesses on where this is set? Given that Honda's US marketing arm is based in Southern California, I would assume somewhere in the region.

These were very common to delimit pedestrian crosswalks on state-maintained highways in Maryland in the 1960's - I had to cross such a road to get to my elementary school - I believe the State Roads Commission replaced them on a somewhat regular basis, they were 1/4" white reflective-coated "pads" that were somehow glued or otherwise affixed (perhaps they were heated and then installed while hot?) to the pavement (concrete in those days) in a perfect checkerboard pattern.

Congratulations, post #5000!

[agentsteel53]

Congratulations, post #5000!

please don't.

[cpzilliacus]

Congratulations, post #5000!

Thank you, I suppose. Was not really tracking it. 

[KEK Inc.]

Streetlight seems like something only California would have.  California tends to have a lot of the stone textured masts with a standard mast arm in many municipalities since the 1960s.