Route shield pavement marking

[8] Route shield pavement markings are intended to aid older drivers who have experienced a decline in working memory or attention span.

[9] In Knoxville, Tennessee, route shields were affixed to the Interstate 40 road surface as a cost-effective mitigation for a high crash rate caused by weaving maneuvers.

[10] The Ohio Department of Transportation suggests route shield pavement markings as one method for park and trail managers to display reassurance markers along off-road portions of U.S.

It is half the width of a standard Interstate highway lane; like some other kinds of pavement markings, it is elongated to appear proportional to a driver traveling at high speed.

[12] A 2010 study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found that route shield pavement markings combined with directional arrows were more effective than overhead guide signs in stressful situations.

Route shield pavement markings for Interstate Highways 30 and 35E at the Dallas Horseshoe .
Route shield pavement markings along Historic U.S. Route 66 in Amboy, California .
Route shield pavement markings Interstates 8 and 5 in San Diego .