Traffic volumes greatly influence the performance of a pavement marking regardless of the pavement surface. The service lives of nearly all pavement marking materials are decreased when exposed to higher traffic volumes. However, some materials are clearly more resistant to traffic than others. Some agencies base pavement marking material selection primarily on traffic volume levels. Standard water-based paint often provides suitable performance on low volume roadways, thereby making it cost-effective. Durable pavement markings, such as thermoplastics, preformed tapes, and epoxies are often recommended for use on roadways with medium to high traffic volumes because paints often deteriorate rapidly under high-traffic conditions, and frequent restriping is not desirable. Under extremely high-traffic conditions or other locations where a high number of wheel hits on the markings are likely to occur, such as weaving areas or transverse markings, materials of the utmost durability are desirable.