Dividing lines on a road

[deathsled]

Without looking it up what do you estimate the length to be of a dotted line on any road and the corresponding distance between each line. The answer is a bit surprising. I am planning a diorama hence the reason for the question.

Richard E.

[tesgt350]

I think it is 4 or 5 Feet.

[deathsled]

Much longer. Here is the science behind why we underestimate the length by so much. Though 5 feet is far better than the average estimate of 2 feet.
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/motr/lines-on-the-road-are-longer-than-you-think.html