I need to make some modern roads, for Europe (primarily Germany), out of felt, and would like to know how long the white stripes down the middle are, and how much spacing they have between them?
From doing a bit of Googling, it appears they are about 4 – 6m long, and that there are variations of length and spacing, e.g. longer strips and spacing on the autobahns, and shorter on the smaller, two-lane roadways.
My guess is that they're probably about 4 – 5 meters long, and with an equal spacing of empty space, between the stripes, at least on the smaller roadways.
Also, it appears that the stripes are about 100mm – 150mm wide.
Does that sound about right?
Interestingly, and it's hard to tell definitively (since some pics aren't labeled), but it appears to me that white stripes are used down the center of the roads (instead of yellow, to denote two-way traffic, like is used in the USA), regardless of whether the traffic is flowing the same direction (on divided highways), or if there is opposing traffic on smaller roads (e.g. one lane in each direction).
Is that correct?
I do see examples of at least some roadways striped in yellow, or with a single, solid yellow line (hard to tell from some images, which aren't labeled, if these are in Germany, or other European countries).
I also see that some of the smaller roadways have no striping at all down their middle, but that most at least have the white, edge striping, to aid driving.
Finally, can anyone tell me how long the widely spaced strips are on the autobahns?
They appear to be at least 6m long, and perhaps 8m, with similar spacing in between.
