# How do you perceive multi-line "road text"? (Like BIKE LANE on two lines)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-perceive-multi-line-road-text-like-bike-lane-on-two-lines/965457 "2022-05-31T19:45:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-perceive-multi-line-road-text-like-bike-lane-on-two-lines/965457/41 "2022-06-09T16:31:50Z")

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Weird. I don’t think road painted signs are done bottom to top here in the UK; they look like this:  
[![](https://i2-prod.leicestermercury.co.uk/incoming/article5468298.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_GettyImages-184092830.jpg) ](https://i2-prod.leicestermercury.co.uk/incoming/article5468298.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_GettyImages-184092830.jpg)

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**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-perceive-multi-line-road-text-like-bike-lane-on-two-lines/965457/42 "2022-06-09T16:32:07Z")

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I’m slow today – is it British (European)?

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-perceive-multi-line-road-text-like-bike-lane-on-two-lines/965457/43 "2022-06-09T16:57:56Z")

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In the US, the words are farther apart. How far apart they are depends on the speed limit on the road.

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