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bullish_futuresman t1_iz9gf3g wrote

My wife went out for an Xmas dinner last night and drove on 91, 691 and then 84 and said she couldn't see a freaking thing.

She said cars were driving erratically, no one was staying in their lanes and she said she was terrified because she couldn't see the lines either.

My wife is a fine driver and normally doesn't worry about driving. But she seldom drives at night, so having to do that while it was raining last night really stressed her out big time.

She was certain she was going to get into an accident.

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SophieCT t1_iz9ymg2 wrote

It's bad in the entire tristate area. Driving at night in the rain, it's nearly impossible to see the lines.

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explorer_76 t1_izbmyr7 wrote

I road trip every year to the Midwest to see some family and it's amazing how much better the roads are especially during bad weather. They use a more reflective paint then also have those little stand up reflectors between the lines that you can drive over.

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SophieCT t1_izcayb6 wrote

We need to use the better paint because those little stand up reflectors would get peeled off by snow plows in the northeast!

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rubyslippers3x t1_izccjja wrote

Yeah but doesn't the mid west have worse snow storms? If it works for them... maybe for us too. Gotta do something. Between the shite paint and the overly bright headlights I am fearing for my life at night these days.

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explorer_76 t1_izch79h wrote

The Midwest gets much more snow. Doesn't seem to be an issue. They're meant to collapse when you drive or push snow over them etc.

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SophieCT t1_izh4nuf wrote

so weird that not one single highway department in one single town in New England knows about these snow plow resistant glue-on-the-road reflectors. You'd think this being their business and all, they'd know something.

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explorer_76 t1_izh7fmz wrote

Very strange. Once you hit Ohio going west you start running into highly reflecting lane markers. That continues from OH, IN, IL and WI. Of course OH, IN and IL are mostly toll roads. But even the non-toll roads are better.

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Coraline1599 t1_izb0wyd wrote

I drove last night and I couldn’t see anything. I was so confused. I found myself in a turn only lane when I meant to go straight, on a road I’ve been driving on for 30 years.

All I could see well was the reflection of the street lights and headlights, I could barely make out any other things on the road.

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