• DrWorm@lemmy.world
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      The Netherlands. I couldn’t tell you which canal but the river boat cruises go down this.

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          My only argument against it being real is why are the trees branches all cut straight over the road? There’s no powerlines or anything that would require tree trimming.

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          No way. It’s ai.

          The lane markers make no sense. The lines are too perfect in the clouds and flowers.

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            I doubt its ai - I don’t think AI would get that guardrail that consistent. It has that little hole in the exact same place over every bar, even the distant ones. Although, why is the guardrail double sided when there’s no road on the other side?

            Nevermind, I found it on google maps.

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              The other side already has trees. The trees also have a secondary function besides more trees. They plant them equadistant, except for near a crossing. There the trees get closer and vloser together, giving the illusion that you’re driving too fast and encouraging people to slow down regaerdless of the roadsigns.

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                No, I was wondering about the side of the guardrail facing the canal. If you look closely, there is a metal strip on that side too, which is not something I’ve seen here in the US. Maybe it’s just there to add extra strength? I guess traditional guardrails rely a lot on the guardrail deforming and acting like a net, which might cause a problem when the edge of the canal is so near, IDK

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                  I think those are all valid reasons. The ground isn’t rock either, but soft too. So perhaps it will move a lot? Then again, wouldn’t the angle a car makes hitting it determine how much it bends? If a car goes relatively straight, it shouldn’t need to bend much.

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              Although, why is the guardrail double sided when there’s no road on the other side?

              The other side is a shipping canal that gets a lot of traffic, so I suppose it counts as a “lane of traffic”.

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                As a Dutch person, nah. Double sided guardrails are the norm in here. It’s relatively uncommon to find a guard rail that’s single sided.

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            This looks like an average road in the Netherlands. The only thing that seems odd is the lack of a bike lane, but otherwise this is pretty mundane over there.

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              The lane markers on the road seem completely arbitrarily placed. Neither the length or spacing are consistent.

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                NL guy here.

                So a centre marking tells me it’s an 80 km/h road, and the side markings, together with the trees off to the side, aim to optically narrow the road, making drivers more conscious of their speed. This is part of the Dutch universally applied standards of traffic calming.

                If there were only markings on the side, usually a little inwards from the roadside, it’d be a 60 km/h road. This would be even more pronounced if the space outside of those lines had red asphalt. In such a case, it’s sometimes allowed, or even expected, for cyclists to cycle in the main roadway.

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                  This, and also because it is an unlit road I think?. You don’t want to get offroad in the soft ground here during the night. The side lines help mark where the road ends, since they will “light up” at night by the cars lights

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                That’s an astute observation and you’re probably right. Doesn’t rule out someone f’ing up IRL but it makes the whole thing less believable for sure.

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              Another poster in this thread found the Google Street view and it looks like they’ve added one recently.

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                On this location though, the bike lane is off to the side. It’s an 80 km/h road, that’s too fast for on-street cycling.