New Study Makes Strong Case for Wider Edge Line Markings on Rural Two-Lane Highways

edge line on roadway shoulder

A recent study by the Texas Transportation Institute provides the most compelling evidence yet that wider paint lines on roadway shoulders (commonly called edge lines) are a cost-effective, statistically-sound approach to reducing crashes and fatalities on rural two-lane highways. The study, entitled β€œAn Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Wider Edge Line Pavement Markings,” was sponsored [...]