On the topic of traffic related gear grinders:
I drove home on the west leg of the ring road yesterday in the middle of day and mother of god, what a ####ing mess. The road was very wet from the snow / rain and because of that, you could not make out the lanes to save your life... at some points heading south up the hill from 16th, you had drivers thinking there were three lanes, at other times, it seemed people were trying to squeeze in a 6th... utter crap.
It's something I suppose I've noticed on other roads, but because I'm more familiar with them (and they're older), I guess I wasn't bothered, but this has me wondering - does the city (province?) use some different asphalt & paint finish, where the paint is not reflective in any way and it all blends together in glossy black when it's dark or wet out?
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