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1. A method of marking a vehicle windshield with guides comprising:
A) providing a kit which includes at least one roadway guide which is placed on the inside of a vehicle windshield to provide a guide as to where a selected element of the vehicle, such as a side of the vehicle, a mirror, a boat, a trailer, or the like is with respect to a selected roadway element, such as a lane marker, a curb, a gutter or the like, as viewed by a driver in a driving position and orientation inside the vehicle whereby the driver can maintain the vehicle properly aligned with the selected roadway element by merely sighting the guide and maintaining the guide in a desired position and orientation with respect to the selected roadway element, the guide including a dark line element having adhesive on both a front surface and a rear surface of the line element, the guide further including a front release liner and rear release liner on the line element, with the line element being sandwiched between the release liners; the kit further including a straight edge, and a marker unit, with the marker unit having a handle, a marker element and a coupler element for releasably coupling the maker element to one end of the handle; B) orienting the vehicle with respect to the selected roadway element so that the selected element of the vehicle is oriented with respect to the selected roadway element in a desired manner; C) positioning the driver behind the wheel in the driver's normal driving position and orientation with respect to the windshield; D) having the driver sight the selected roadway element and the selected vehicle element from the driver's driving position and orientation and locate the vehicle with respect to the selected roadway element in a desired relative position and orientation; E) using marker unit, placing a first mark on the inside of the windshield to mark a desired position of the selected vehicle element with respect to the selected roadway element as sighted by the driver; F) using the marker unit, placing another mark on the inside of the windshield above the first mark so both marks are located with respect to the selected roadway element and the selected vehicle element in a desired location and orientation as sighted by the driver from the driving position and orientation; G) after the marks are placed on the inside of the windshield, using the marks and the straightedge to define guidelines by connecting the marks with straight lines on the outside of the windshield; H) removing the marks from the inside of the windshield while leaving the lines made on the outside of the windshield; I) removing the front surface release liner from the guide; J) using one of the lines on the outside of the windshield as a guide, placing the guide line element on the inside of the windshield; K) placing the guide line element on the inside of the windshield to be co-linear and congruent with the line made on the outside of the windshield, then pressing the guide line element against the inside of the windshield to adhere the guide line element to the inside of the windshield; L) once the guide line element is properly adhered to the inside of the windshield, removing the rear side release liner and leaving only the line element adhered to the inside of the windshield in co-linear and congruent relationship with the line made on the outside of the windshield; M) cutting the guide line element so the guide line element has a length which is desired by the driver and customizing the length, position and orientation of the guide line element for the driver and particular needs of the driver; and N) after the guide line element is in place on the inside of the windshield, removing the line corresponding to the guide line element on the inside of the windshield from the outside of the windshield. |
