# Why do lane stripes crack the asphalt?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-lane-stripes-crack-the-asphalt/494892 "2009-04-30T21:33:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-lane-stripes-crack-the-asphalt/494892/21 "2009-05-02T15:01:59Z")

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> [@CC](#):
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> But your picture shows them _adjacent_ to the stripes

Adjacent to the _new_ stripes but exactly in the position of the old stripes. I’ve seen this too.

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