diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/VectorLayerActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/VectorLayerActivity.java
index bfe7d9284..b1f717aec 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/VectorLayerActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/VectorLayerActivity.java
@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@
 package org.oscim.android.test;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
-
 import org.oscim.backend.canvas.Color;
+import org.oscim.backend.canvas.Paint;
+import org.oscim.core.GeoPoint;
 import org.oscim.layers.vector.VectorLayer;
+import org.oscim.layers.vector.geometries.LineDrawable;
 import org.oscim.layers.vector.geometries.PointDrawable;
 import org.oscim.layers.vector.geometries.Style;
 import org.oscim.utils.ColorUtil;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class VectorLayerActivity extends BitmapTileActivity {
 
     @Override
@@ -67,6 +72,15 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         //        }
         //    }
 
+        addRandomCircles(vectorLayer);
+        addThickSemitransparentPolyline(vectorLayer);
+
+        vectorLayer.update();
+
+        mMap.layers().add(vectorLayer);
+    }
+
+    private void addRandomCircles(VectorLayer vectorLayer) {
         Style.Builder sb = Style.builder()
                 .buffer(0.5)
                 .fillColor(Color.RED)
@@ -84,9 +98,26 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                     style));
 
         }
-        vectorLayer.update();
+    }
 
-        mMap.layers().add(vectorLayer);
+    private void addThickSemitransparentPolyline(VectorLayer vectorLayer) {
+        final Style style = Style.builder()
+                .strokeWidth(20f)
+                .strokeColor(Color.setA(Color.BLUE, 127))
+                .cap(Paint.Cap.BUTT)
+                .dropDistance(10f)
+                .fixed(true)
+                .build();
+
+        //create a polyline in Hamburg, Germany
+        final List<GeoPoint> points = Arrays.asList(
+                new GeoPoint(53.5334, 10.069833), new GeoPoint(53.5419, 10.09075), new GeoPoint(53.53745, 10.091017), new GeoPoint(53.54105, 10.0928), new GeoPoint(53.536721, 10.09416),
+                new GeoPoint(53.5406, 10.08365), new GeoPoint(53.5406, 11.0)
+        );
+
+        final LineDrawable line = new LineDrawable(points, style);
+
+        vectorLayer.add(line);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/VectorLayer.java b/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/VectorLayer.java
index 2b1de9665..1f6841286 100644
--- a/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/VectorLayer.java
+++ b/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/VectorLayer.java
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ protected void drawPoint(Task t, int level, Geometry points, Style style) {
         LineBucket ll = t.buckets.getLineBucket(level + 1);
         if (ll.line == null) {
             ll.line = new LineStyle(2, style.strokeColor, style.strokeWidth);
-            ll.setDropDistance(style.pointReduction ? LineBucket.MIN_DIST : 0);
+            ll.setDropDistance(style.dropDistance);
         }
 
         for (int i = 0; i < points.getNumGeometries(); i++) {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ protected void drawLine(Task t, int level, Geometry line, Style style) {
                     .strokeWidth(style.strokeWidth)
                     .texture(style.texture)
                     .build();
-            ll.setDropDistance(style.pointReduction ? LineBucket.MIN_DIST : 0);
+            ll.setDropDistance(style.dropDistance);
             if (ll instanceof LineTexBucket)
                 ((LineTexBucket) ll).setTexRepeat(style.textureRepeat);
         }
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ protected void drawPolygon(Task t, int level, Geometry polygon, Style style) {
         LineBucket ll = t.buckets.getLineBucket(level + 1);
         if (ll.line == null) {
             ll.line = new LineStyle(2, style.strokeColor, style.strokeWidth);
-            ll.setDropDistance(style.pointReduction ? LineBucket.MIN_DIST : 0);
+            ll.setDropDistance(style.dropDistance);
         }
 
         if (style.generalization != Style.GENERALIZATION_NONE) {
diff --git a/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/geometries/Style.java b/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/geometries/Style.java
index ae5e5404d..5e7e8bcce 100644
--- a/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/geometries/Style.java
+++ b/vtm-jts/src/org/oscim/layers/vector/geometries/Style.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import org.oscim.backend.canvas.Color;
 import org.oscim.backend.canvas.Paint;
+import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.LineBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.TextureItem;
 
 import static org.oscim.backend.canvas.Color.parseColor;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public class Style {
     public final int stippleColor;
     public final float stippleWidth;
     public final TextureItem texture;
-    public final boolean pointReduction;
+    public final float dropDistance;
     public final boolean textureRepeat;
 
     public final float heightOffset;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ private Style(Builder builder) {
         stippleColor = builder.stippleColor;
         stippleWidth = builder.stippleWidth;
         texture = builder.texture;
-        pointReduction = builder.pointReduction;
+        dropDistance = builder.dropDistance;
         textureRepeat = builder.textureRepeat;
 
         heightOffset = builder.heightOffset;
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public static class Builder {
         public int stippleColor = Color.GRAY;
         public float stippleWidth = 1;
         public TextureItem texture = null;
-        public boolean pointReduction = true;
+        public float dropDistance = LineBucket.MIN_DIST;
         public boolean textureRepeat = true;
 
         public float heightOffset = 0;
@@ -254,8 +255,8 @@ public Builder texture(TextureItem texture) {
             return this;
         }
 
-        public Builder pointReduction(boolean pointReduction) {
-            this.pointReduction = pointReduction;
+        public Builder dropDistance(float dropDistance) {
+            this.dropDistance = dropDistance;
             return this;
         }