"When a sudden blown tire at 70 mph on an interstate caused my TR6 to lose control, bottom out in the median, take to the air across two lanes of opposing traffic and land up against a billboard, the people who stopped to help knew exactly how to pinpoint my location to the EMS by the mile marker."
So , if there was a marker every 1/4 miles instead of tenth, you'd never be more than 220 yards from one, and we would save 60% of 6 billion.
My point was that we already paid for/are paying for something far more expensive than striping that has very little direct benefit to residents of TV.
And of course that's just the tip of the iceberg, I just wanted to pick an example that was completely asinine
I also agree they help make pinpointing your location easier, but that was not the goal the US Highway Dept stated. Apparently they spent 6+ billion to aid blind tow truck operators
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