Abstract: Apparatus for photo-recording road ruts comprising projecting a beam of light having a linear boundary between bright and dark portions from a light projector onto a road surface in the transverse direction of the road, and photographing the boundary portion in a camera from a position having a predetermined angular relation with the light projector. The projector and camera can be mounted on a vehicle such that the camera is at the predetermined angular position in relation to the light projector. A detecting device on the vehicle for detecting vehicular travel over a fixed distance can serve to operate the projector and the camera synchronously.