Residents in a small Pennsylvania community aren’t seeing straight … lines. Montgomery Township officials recently announced that it had added squiggly lines, known as chicanes, to a problematic road ...

As one of the least recognised symbols, the squiggly line is crucial for preventing breakdowns. The engine cooling light resembles a thermometer over wavy lines and if it lights up the engine is ...

They range from the township’s squiggle lines to curb extensions to gently curved streets that slow, or calm, traffic. Levittown’s street grid, for example, is one big chicane, with its curved ...