An image processing method includes: determining a candidate track in an image of a road, wherein the candidate track is modelled as a parameterized line or curve corresponding to a candidate lane marking in the image of a road; dividing the candidate track into a plurality of cells, each cell corresponding to a segment of the candidate track; determining at least one marklet for a plurality of said cells, wherein each marklet of a cell corresponds to a line or curve connecting left and right edges of the candidate lane marking; determining at least one local feature of each of said plurality of cells based on characteristics of said marklets; determining at least one global feature of the candidate track by aggregating the local features of the plurality of cells; and determining if the candidate lane marking represents a lane marking based on the at least one global feature.