r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Fun_Dish_5358 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/TearsAreCrystallized 1d ago

It's a night time version of this post that made the rounds about a year ago I think. Looks to be the same place 1:1 in the UK (can't quite remember where it was), which does in fact look depressing :)

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u/moldentoaster 1d ago

I see clean functioning infrastructure, no homeless junkies,  and proper build houses... dafuq is the problem ?

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u/Lukayaba 1d ago

Us brits like complaining. Let us hate on ourselves

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u/Fantastic-Dance-5250 1d ago

I thought the issue was the crazy lines on the road and I came to the comments to see that explained. The lack of questioning has led me to believe that this is normal. Could you please enlighten me as to why the road lines are jagged rather than straight? I have never seen this.

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u/TearsAreCrystallized 1d ago

It's normal, it's to signify a hazard (in this case the pedestrian crossing at the traffic lights). Quite common in the UK at least.

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u/Fantastic-Dance-5250 1d ago

Thank you! In the US we have big stripes going across the road and/or flashing signs, but the lane lines generally remain the same.

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u/CupcakKeVEVO 23h ago

We do also have markings going across the road, the zig zag lines are simply to tell drivers not to overtake at the crossing

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u/Fantastic-Dance-5250 21h ago

We have the same thing. As I said in another comment ours are double lines to mean do not pass or change lanes.

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u/CupcakKeVEVO 12h ago

Oh yeah we have double white lines on the roads, just not at crossings. The zig zag lines are exclusively for crossings.

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u/diecasttoycar 1d ago

And Singapore, which was a British colony.

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u/Fantastic-Dance-5250 1d ago

We have handicap parking areas that are very strictly regulated due to the ADA (American’s with Disabilities Act). Double lines in the road mean no passing is allow, dotted line you can pass, and a solid single line means do not change lanes. Curb colors indicate no parking, disabled parking, and fire lanes. We also have clearly marked areas for loading and unloading, busses/bus lanes, and bike lanes. Just a different system.