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The term for the raised objects on roads



 
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The term for the raised objects on roads #1 (permalink) Tue Dec 25, 2007 20:57 pm   The term for the raised objects on roads
 

Hi

Could you please tell me the term for the raised objects in the middle of roads which light up when head lights fall on them?

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The term for the raised objects on roads #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:00 am   The term for the raised objects on roads
 

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Some sort of 'centerline reflectors' but I don't know a specific term if there is one. Any civil engineers on line?
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The term for the raised objects on roads #3 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:05 am   The term for the raised objects on roads
 

We just call those reflectors. In the US, we don't have them in the center of roads, because the line is made of reflectorized paint.
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The term for the raised objects on roads #4 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:17 am   The term for the raised objects on roads
 

Hi,

Mister Micawber's comment invited me to take a look at a few pictures on:

http://image-search.yahoo.co.jp/search?p=highway+reflector&ei=

Hoping they could be of some help to you, Tom.

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The term for the raised objects on roads #5 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:07 am   The term for the raised objects on roads
 

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They're also called "reflective/solar road studs".

I think it would be more accurate to say that most roads don't have them in the US. But there are definitely some that do:

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