High performance road marking device, system, and manufacturing methods

A system for pavement marking on a road surface, the road surface having a center axis running along its longest dimension, the system comprising:

• first and second reflective devices each having a long axis running through a center of their longest dimension;
• the first and second reflective devices attached to a road surface, berm, or a groove in the road surface or berm;
• the first reflective device being spaced away from the second reflective device further up or down the road surface, berm, or a groove in the road surface or berm;
• at least the first reflective device being angled away from a 90 degree angle with the center axis of the road surface.

A method of making a pavement marking, comprising:

• manufacturing a pavement marking form comprising a front surface for a reflective strip;
• positioning the reflective strip over the front surface;
• and
• laser welding the reflective strip to the front surface.