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We call it "shoulder" as the edge of the road...
"If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." ― Gerald Weinberg
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Yes, the term "road shoulder" is pretty universal, I think.
I was specifically asking about the white line marking the edge of the roadway.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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We call the line and anything beyond as 'shoulder'...
"If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." ― Gerald Weinberg
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dontgointheditch ?
Mircea
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"edge line" seems logical - in the spirit of KISS.
And risking being called rude (again) - it took very little time for somebody ( not mentioning any names to identify / embarrass the guilty ) to get off the tangent / subject and talk about CENTER line when the OP was clear about the location of the line.
In my opinion - some people just do not read well...
and it has very little to do with Queens English skills.
Most frustrating part, to me, how can one expect good technical
response / discussion when simple not technical question gets botched down?
(And when I point that out , I am rude....so I will NOT SAY THAT......)
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... and then there are the relatively new members who hijack a thread to climb on their soapbox and flog a dead horse.
(Mixed metaphors, a dime a dozen today!)
This contributes nothing to the thread I initiated.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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DontGoInTheDitch, since it's public
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: What do you call the white line on the outer edge of the road
White line.
The one in the middle is called the (solid or dashed) "yellow line."
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David Crow wrote: The one in the middle is called the (solid or dashed) "yellow line."
Over here it's white. The edge line is white on most roads, and green on motorways (not sure of the US term).
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The Oh Sh*t line?
If you can't find time to do it right the first time, how are you going to find time to do it again?
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The wife calls it the "WATCH OUT! You aren't paying attention to the road. Are you trying to kill us?" line.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Oh, slightly less agitated is possible ?
Nice 
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That's what I'm striving for.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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I just browsed my state's driver's manual and it doesn't give a name other than a paragraph describing them labeled "Edge and Lane Lines".
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A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)
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The edge if the road.
You cross it, then correct, then cross it again - you're going to do a roadside.
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Most roads around here have the white line and then a strip of asphalt that is intentionally grooved so that when you drive over it you hear a sound that helps wake you up. I call it the growler. Pretty sure I'm the only one, though. I've seen many roads with that on the middle line too. I think it's pretty smart.
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I spent a brief time needing to drive on it on purpose because the little one had a minimum speed limit of 55 like it was some kind of internal speedometer. Driving on the 'rumble strip' made 'em happy. Never got pulled over, but kinda wanted to just to explain it.
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Kschuler wrote: I call it the growler.
Clarkson wouldn't.
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You can borrow this one[^]. My house is about 100m from the far end of it.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Looks like somebody was on their cell phone. 
BTW, I've always heard them called fog lines.
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I've always known it as the "fog line" from 40 years ago when I lived on a mountain. I know from that experience that you actually can't see it when it's foggy, so I can't see the use of it.
Will Rogers never met me.
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