Broken Yellow Line On Single-Laned Roads

mk6705

Not too sure about other counties, but over the last year or so many of the local roads in Kerry have been given hard shoulder style broken yellow lines. Most of the wider, more used local roads have been done but roads where two vehicles cannot pass have been done - and I've seen them on some roads that could easily go a day without a vehicle passing. Then many busier local roads have been left out. There appears to be no logical system to it. What's the point in doing this? Can anyone explain it to me? It seems very pointless.

Victor

Broken yellow line mark the edge of the bit you are meant to drive on, not a hard shoulder as such.

Perhaps a word with a few councillors that he wrong roads appear to be done.

D'Peoples Voice

Victor wrote: »

Broken yellow line mark the edge of the bit you are meant to drive on, not a hard shoulder as such.

Given the time the OP posted at, it must be something that is keeping him awake at night:D
But yes Victor, you're right about the edge of the road just inside the grass verge being painted with yellow lines, to mark the bit you're meant to drive on,
BUT why is it broken rather than continuous? Its not as if a car move over and use the grass verge as an auxillary lane!

L1011

Because continuous marks a clearway...

Danno

Same here on the local routes where they cross the new M8... strange practice.