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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 4:34 am Post subject: What are the diamonds on the roads for? |
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| Along with the arrows and the crosswalk stripes and the lines for the lanes, there are a bunch of big white diamonds painted all over koreas roads. They're everywhere and I'm sure you've seen them a thousand times. What purpose do they serve? |
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heydelores
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 4:45 am Post subject: |
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| In the US, the diamonds generally mean the lane is an HOV ("high occupancy vehicle") lane--in other words, public transportation or cars with 3 or more people. Some HOV lane restrictions only apply during rush hour. That said, I know nothing about driving in Korea except that I know I couldn't do it! |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| I'm going out there at about 3am to see how many I can lift. |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: Re: What are the diamonds on the roads for? |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| Along with the arrows and the crosswalk stripes and the lines for the lanes, there are a bunch of big white diamonds painted all over koreas roads. They're everywhere and I'm sure you've seen them a thousand times. What purpose do they serve? |
Funny... I'd never even noticed 'em until one of our new teachers asked about them a couple of days ago. They're definitely not HOV markers, since they're marked in every lane of the street in front of my school.  |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| I believe that they are used to measure speed. |
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Lion Brown
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:01 am Post subject: |
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They indicate an approaching pedestrian crossing, well they do in NZ.
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| The pedestrian crossing warning diamond has been a required marking on New Zealand roads in advance of crossings since 1976. However, evidence suggests motorists do not have a clear understanding of its purpose, particularly given the symbol of a diamond is not readily associated with pedestrian crossings. In addition, the diamond symbol has now been adopted in the United States to mark high occupancy lanes (transit lanes in New Zealand ), increasing risk of confusion for overseas drivers. |
Could be the same here. |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| Lion Brown wrote: |
They indicate an approaching pedestrian crossing, well they do in NZ.
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| The pedestrian crossing warning diamond has been a required marking on New Zealand roads in advance of crossings since 1976. However, evidence suggests motorists do not have a clear understanding of its purpose, particularly given the symbol of a diamond is not readily associated with pedestrian crossings. In addition, the diamond symbol has now been adopted in the United States to mark high occupancy lanes (transit lanes in New Zealand ), increasing risk of confusion for overseas drivers. |
Could be the same here. |
Right you are! I had to pull out the old trusty and often awkwardly written "Standard Manual" from the Korean Driver's License Agency to make sure. Not that those diamonds, or the actual crosswalks for that matter, mean a darned thing to 99.9% of Korean drivers anyway...
I just got back from 2 months back home, and driving there was an absolute pleasure. I can say that driving here again is akin to playing Russian Roulette. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| well, mystery solved. good work, people.! |
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