diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/PathLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/PathLayer.java
index 3bdb11e6..ec367ab9 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/PathLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/PathLayer.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class PathLayer extends Layer {
 
 		public Worker(Map map) {
 			super(map, 0, new Task(), new Task());
-			mClipper = new LineClipper(-max, -max, max, max, true);
+			mClipper = new LineClipper(-max, -max, max, max);
 			mPPoints = new float[0];
 		}
 
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ public class PathLayer extends Layer {
 			float prevX = x;
 			float prevY = y;
 
+			float[] segment = null;
+
 			for (int j = 2; j < size * 2; j += 2) {
 				x = (int) ((mPreprojected[j + 0] - mx) * scale);
 				y = (int) ((mPreprojected[j + 1] - my) * scale);
@@ -368,10 +370,11 @@ public class PathLayer extends Layer {
 						ll.addLine(projected, i, false);
 
 					if (clip < 0) {
-						// add line segment
-						ll.addLine(mClipper.out, 4, false);
-						prevX = mClipper.out[2];
-						prevY = mClipper.out[3];
+						/* add line segment */
+						segment = mClipper.getLine(segment, 0);
+						ll.addLine(segment, 4, false);
+						prevX = mClipper.outX2;
+						prevY = mClipper.outY2;
 					}
 					i = 0;
 					continue;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/LineClipper.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/LineClipper.java
index 8bf3ad57..18a31e62 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/LineClipper.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/LineClipper.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  */
 package org.oscim.utils.geom;
 
+import org.oscim.core.GeometryBuffer;
+
 /**
  * from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohen%E2%80%93
  * Sutherland_algorithm
@@ -29,34 +31,30 @@ public class LineClipper {
 	public static final int BOTTOM = 4; // 0100
 	public static final int TOP = 8; // 1000
 
-	private final int xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax;
-	public final float[] out;
+	private float xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax;
 
-	public LineClipper(int minx, int miny, int maxx, int maxy) {
+	public LineClipper(float minx, float miny, float maxx, float maxy) {
 		this.xmin = minx;
 		this.ymin = miny;
 		this.xmax = maxx;
 		this.ymax = maxy;
-		this.out = null;
 	}
 
-	public LineClipper(int minx, int miny, int maxx, int maxy, boolean keepResult) {
+	public void setRect(float minx, float miny, float maxx, float maxy) {
 		this.xmin = minx;
 		this.ymin = miny;
 		this.xmax = maxx;
 		this.ymax = maxy;
-		if (keepResult)
-			this.out = new float[4];
-		else
-			this.out = null;
 	}
 
 	private int mPrevOutcode;
 	private float mPrevX;
 	private float mPrevY;
 
-	//public int outX;
-	//public int outY;
+	public float outX1;
+	public float outY1;
+	public float outX2;
+	public float outY2;
 
 	public boolean clipStart(float x0, float y0) {
 		mPrevX = x0;
@@ -76,8 +74,6 @@ public class LineClipper {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param x1 ...
-	 * @param y1 ...
 	 * @return 0 if not intersection, 1 fully within, -1 clipped (and 'out' set
 	 *         to new points)
 	 */
@@ -101,8 +97,7 @@ public class LineClipper {
 			// Bitwise AND is not 0. Trivially reject
 			accept = 0;
 		} else {
-			accept = clip(mPrevX, mPrevY, x1, y1, xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax, mPrevOutcode, outcode,
-			              this.out) ? -1 : 0;
+			accept = clip(mPrevX, mPrevY, x1, y1, mPrevOutcode, outcode) ? -1 : 0;
 		}
 		mPrevOutcode = outcode;
 		mPrevX = x1;
@@ -111,45 +106,51 @@ public class LineClipper {
 		return accept;
 	}
 
-	// CohenSutherland clipping algorithm clips a line from
-	// P0 = (x0, y0) to P1 = (x1, y1) against a rectangle with
-	// diagonal from (xmin, ymin) to (xmax, ymax).
-	private static boolean clip(float x0, float y0, float x1, float y1,
-	        int xmin, int ymin, int xmax, int ymax, int outcode0, int outcode1, float[] out) {
+	public int clipSegment(float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2) {
+		clipStart(x1, y1);
+		return clipNext(x2, y2);
+	}
 
+	/* CohenSutherland clipping algorithm clips a line from
+	 * P0 = (x0, y0) to P1 = (x1, y1) against a rectangle with
+	 * diagonal from (xmin, ymin) to (xmax, ymax).
+	 * based on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohen-Sutherland */
+	private boolean clip(float x0, float y0, float x1, float y1, int outcode0, int outcode1) {
 		boolean accept = false;
 
 		while (true) {
 			if ((outcode0 | outcode1) == 0) {
-				// Bitwise OR is 0. Trivially accept and get out of loop
+				/* Bitwise OR is 0. Trivially accept and get out of loop */
 				accept = true;
 				break;
 			} else if ((outcode0 & outcode1) != 0) {
-				// Bitwise AND is not 0. Trivially reject and get out of loop
+				/* Bitwise AND is not 0. Trivially reject and get out of loop */
 				break;
 			} else {
-				// failed both tests, so calculate the line segment to clip
-				// from an outside point to an intersection with clip edge
+				/* failed both tests, so calculate the line segment to clip
+				 * from an outside point to an intersection with clip edge */
 				float x = 0;
 				float y = 0;
 
-				// At least one endpoint is outside the clip rectangle; pick it.
+				/* At least one endpoint is outside the clip rectangle; pick it. */
 				int outcodeOut = (outcode0 == 0) ? outcode1 : outcode0;
-				// Now find the intersection point;
-				// use formulas y = y0 + slope * (x - x0), x = x0 + (1 / slope) * (y - y0)
-				if ((outcodeOut & TOP) != 0) { // point is above the clip rectangle
+				/* Now find the intersection point;
+				 * use formulas y = y0 + slope * (x - x0), x = x0 + (1 / slope)
+				 * * (y - y0) */
+				if ((outcodeOut & TOP) != 0) {
+					/* point is above the clip rectangle */
 					x = x0 + (x1 - x0) * (ymax - y0) / (y1 - y0);
 					y = ymax;
 				} else if ((outcodeOut & BOTTOM) != 0) {
-					// point is below the clip rectangle
+					/* point is below the clip rectangle */
 					x = x0 + (x1 - x0) * (ymin - y0) / (y1 - y0);
 					y = ymin;
 				} else if ((outcodeOut & RIGHT) != 0) {
-					// point is to the right of clip rectangle
+					/* point is to the right of clip rectangle */
 					y = y0 + (y1 - y0) * (xmax - x0) / (x1 - x0);
 					x = xmax;
 				} else if ((outcodeOut & LEFT) != 0) {
-					// point is to the left of clip rectangle
+					/* point is to the left of clip rectangle */
 					y = y0 + (y1 - y0) * (xmin - x0) / (x1 - x0);
 					x = xmin;
 				}
@@ -164,8 +165,8 @@ public class LineClipper {
 				else if (y > ymax)
 					outcode |= TOP;
 
-				// Now we move outside point to intersection point to clip
-				// and get ready for next pass.
+				/* Now we move outside point to intersection point to clip
+				 * and get ready for next pass. */
 				if (outcodeOut == outcode0) {
 					x0 = x;
 					y0 = y;
@@ -177,12 +178,88 @@ public class LineClipper {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if (accept && out != null) {
-			out[0] = x0;
-			out[1] = y0;
-			out[2] = x1;
-			out[3] = y1;
+		if (accept) {
+			outX1 = x0;
+			outY1 = y0;
+			outX2 = x1;
+			outY2 = y1;
 		}
 		return accept;
 	}
+
+	public float[] getLine(float out[], int offset) {
+		if (out == null)
+			return new float[] { outX1, outY1, outX2, outY2 };
+
+		out[offset + 0] = outX1;
+		out[offset + 1] = outY1;
+		out[offset + 2] = outX2;
+		out[offset + 3] = outY2;
+		return out;
+	}
+
+	public int clipLine(GeometryBuffer in, GeometryBuffer out) {
+		int pointPos = 0;
+		int numLines = 0;
+		for (int i = 0, n = in.index.length; i < n; i++) {
+			int len = in.index[i];
+			if (len < 0)
+				break;
+
+			if (len < 4) {
+				pointPos += len;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (len == 0) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			int inPos = pointPos;
+			int end = inPos + len;
+
+			float prevX = in.points[inPos + 0];
+			float prevY = in.points[inPos + 1];
+
+			boolean inside = clipStart(prevX, prevY);
+
+			if (inside) {
+				out.startLine();
+				out.addPoint(prevX, prevY);
+				numLines++;
+			}
+
+			for (inPos += 2; inPos < end; inPos += 2) {
+				/* get the current way point coordinates */
+				float curX = in.points[inPos];
+				float curY = in.points[inPos + 1];
+
+				int clip;
+				if ((clip = clipNext(curX, curY)) != 0) {
+					if (clip < 0) {
+						if (inside) {
+							/* previous was inside */
+							out.addPoint(outX2, outY2);
+							inside = false;
+
+						} else {
+							/* previous was outside */
+							out.startLine();
+							numLines++;
+							out.addPoint(outX1, outY1);
+							out.addPoint(outX2, outY2);
+
+							inside = clipStart(curX, curY);
+						}
+					} else {
+						out.addPoint(curX, curY);
+					}
+				} else {
+					inside = false;
+				}
+			}
+			pointPos += len;
+		}
+		return numLines;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/TileClipper.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/TileClipper.java
index 95583de8..0a104a32 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/TileClipper.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/geom/TileClipper.java
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package org.oscim.utils.geom;
 import org.oscim.core.GeometryBuffer;
 
 /**
- * Clip polygon to a rectangle. Output cannot expected to be valid
- * Simple-Feature geometry, i.e. all rings are clipped independently
+ * Clip polygons and lines to a rectangle. Output cannot expected to be valid
+ * Simple-Feature geometry, i.e. all polygon rings are clipped independently
  * so that inner and outer rings might touch, etc.
  * 
  * based on http://www.cs.rit.edu/~icss571/clipTrans/PolyClipBack.html
- * */
+ */
 public class TileClipper {
 	private float minX;
 	private float maxX;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class TileClipper {
 		this.minY = minY;
 		this.maxX = maxX;
 		this.maxY = maxY;
-		mLineClipper = new LineClipper((int) minX, (int) minY, (int) maxX, (int) maxY, true);
+		mLineClipper = new LineClipper(minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
 	}
 
 	public void setRect(float minX, float minY, float maxX, float maxY) {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ public class TileClipper {
 		this.minY = minY;
 		this.maxX = maxX;
 		this.maxY = maxY;
-		mLineClipper = new LineClipper((int) minX, (int) minY, (int) maxX, (int) maxY, true);
+		mLineClipper.setRect(minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
 	}
 
-	private LineClipper mLineClipper;
+	private final LineClipper mLineClipper;
 
 	private final GeometryBuffer mGeomOut = new GeometryBuffer(10, 1);
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class TileClipper {
 			GeometryBuffer out = mGeomOut;
 			out.clear();
 
-			int numLines = clipLine(geom, out);
+			int numLines = mLineClipper.clipLine(geom, out);
 
 			short idx[] = geom.ensureIndexSize(numLines + 1, false);
 			System.arraycopy(out.index, 0, idx, 0, numLines);
@@ -255,76 +255,4 @@ public class TileClipper {
 			py = cy;
 		}
 	}
-
-	private int clipLine(GeometryBuffer in, GeometryBuffer out) {
-
-		int pointPos = 0;
-		int numLines = 0;
-		for (int i = 0, n = in.index.length; i < n; i++) {
-			int len = in.index[i];
-			if (len < 0)
-				break;
-
-			if (len < 4) {
-				pointPos += len;
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			if (len == 0) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			int inPos = pointPos;
-			int end = inPos + len;
-
-			float prevX = in.points[inPos + 0];
-			float prevY = in.points[inPos + 1];
-
-			boolean inside = mLineClipper.clipStart(prevX, prevY);
-
-			if (inside) {
-				out.startLine();
-				out.addPoint(prevX, prevY);
-				numLines++;
-			}
-
-			for (inPos += 2; inPos < end; inPos += 2) {
-				// get the current way point coordinates
-				float curX = in.points[inPos];
-				float curY = in.points[inPos + 1];
-
-				int clip;
-				if ((clip = mLineClipper.clipNext(curX, curY)) != 0) {
-					//System.out.println(inside + " clip: " + clip + " "
-					//        + Arrays.toString(mLineClipper.out));
-					if (clip < 0) {
-						if (inside) {
-							// previous was inside
-							out.addPoint(mLineClipper.out[2], mLineClipper.out[3]);
-							inside = false;
-
-						} else {
-							// previous was outside
-							out.startLine();
-							numLines++;
-							out.addPoint(mLineClipper.out[0], mLineClipper.out[1]);
-							out.addPoint(mLineClipper.out[2], mLineClipper.out[3]);
-
-							inside = mLineClipper.clipStart(curX, curY);
-						}
-					} else {
-						out.addPoint(curX, curY);
-
-					}
-				} else {
-					inside = false;
-				}
-
-			}
-
-			pointPos += len;
-		}
-
-		return numLines;
-	}
 }