DH8 crew found runway hold short markings at lws confusing.

Attributes
ACN	428447
Time
Date	199902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lws
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	428447
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Vacating runway 8 after landing, told to hold short of runway 11. Mistook runway 8 hold short lines for runway 11 hold short lines. Controller said this happens 'all the time.' perhaps a sign could make the lines more clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DH8 CREW FOUND RWY HOLD SHORT MARKINGS AT LWS CONFUSING.

Narrative: VACATING RWY 8 AFTER LNDG, TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 11. MISTOOK RWY 8 HOLD SHORT LINES FOR RWY 11 HOLD SHORT LINES. CTLR SAID THIS HAPPENS 'ALL THE TIME.' PERHAPS A SIGN COULD MAKE THE LINES MORE CLR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.