diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfb6232f..61c4fd60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Controls:
 
 Known issues to be fixed:
 
- - some IE7/8 glitches 
  - show scaled background until tiles are loaded even with animation disabled
  
 ## Browser support
diff --git a/src/geometry/LineUtil.js b/src/geometry/LineUtil.js
index a7446767..0ab9342f 100644
--- a/src/geometry/LineUtil.js
+++ b/src/geometry/LineUtil.js
@@ -62,16 +62,10 @@ L.Util.extend(L.LineUtil, {
 	},
 	
 	_sqPointToSegmentDist: function(p, p1, p2) {
-		var l2 = this._sqDist(p1, p2);
-		
-		if (l2 == 0) return this._sqDist(p, p1);
-		
-		var x1 = p.x - p1.x,
-			x2 = p2.x - p1.x,
-			y1 = p.y - p1.y,
+		var x2 = p2.x - p1.x,
 			y2 = p2.y - p1.y,
-			dot = x1 * x2 + y1 * y2,
-			t = dot / l2;
+			dot = (p.x - p1.x) * x2 + (p.y - p1.y) * y2,
+			t = dot / this._sqDist(p1, p2);
 		
 		if (t < 0) return this._sqDist(p, p1);
 		if (t > 1) return this._sqDist(p, p2);
@@ -84,13 +78,16 @@ L.Util.extend(L.LineUtil, {
 L.Util.extend(L.LineUtil, {
 	// Cohen-Sutherland line segment clipping algorithm
 	// it's considered the fastest in case most clippings are trivial accepts or rejects
-	clipSegment: function(a, b, bounds) {
+	clipSegment: function(a, b, bounds, useLastCode) {
 		var min = bounds.min,
 			max = bounds.max;
 		
-		var codeA = this._getBitCode(a, bounds),
+		var codeA = useLastCode ? this._lastCode : this._getBitCode(a, bounds),
 			codeB = this._getBitCode(b, bounds);
 		
+		// save 2nd code to avoid calculating it on the next segment
+		this._lastCode = codeB;
+		
 		while (true) {
 			if (!(codeA | codeB)) {
 				return [a, b];
diff --git a/src/geometry/Point.js b/src/geometry/Point.js
index f972cb13..1b988391 100644
--- a/src/geometry/Point.js
+++ b/src/geometry/Point.js
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ L.Point.prototype = {
 	},
 		
 	subtract: function(point) {
-		return new L.Point(this.x - point.x, this.y - point.y);
+		return this.clone()._subtract(point);
+	},
+	
+	// destructive subtract (faster)
+	_subtract: function(point) {
+		this.x -= point.x;
+		this.y -= point.y;
+		return this;
 	},
 	
 	divideBy: function(num, round) {
diff --git a/src/geometry/Transformation.js b/src/geometry/Transformation.js
index 439d4481..37f40968 100644
--- a/src/geometry/Transformation.js
+++ b/src/geometry/Transformation.js
@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ L.Transformation = L.Class.extend({
 		this._d = d;
 	},
 
-	transform: function(/*Point*/ point, /*Number*/ scale) /*-> Point*/ {	
+	transform: function(point, scale) {
+		return this._transform(point.clone(), scale);
+	},
+	
+	// destructive transform (faster)
+	_transform: function(/*Point*/ point, /*Number*/ scale) /*-> Point*/ {	
 		scale = scale || 1;
-		return new L.Point(
-			scale * (this._a * point.x + this._b), 
-			scale * (this._c * point.y + this._d));
+		point.x = scale * (this._a * point.x + this._b); 
+		point.y = scale * (this._c * point.y + this._d);
+		return point;
 	},
 	
 	untransform: function(/*Point*/ point, /*Number*/ scale) /*-> Point*/ {
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/Polyline.js b/src/layer/vector/Polyline.js
index 59470872..706282be 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/Polyline.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/Polyline.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ L.Polyline = L.Path.extend({
 		this._parts = [];
 		
 		for (i = 0, k = 0; i < len - 1; i++) {
-			segment = L.LineUtil.clipSegment(points[i], points[i+1], this._map._pathViewport);
+			segment = L.LineUtil.clipSegment(points[i], points[i+1], this._map._pathViewport, i);
 			if (!segment) continue;
 			
 			this._parts[k] = this._parts[k] || [];
diff --git a/src/map/Map.js b/src/map/Map.js
index 53449c33..a8941004 100644
--- a/src/map/Map.js
+++ b/src/map/Map.js
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@ L.Map = L.Class.extend({
 	},
 	
 	latLngToLayerPoint: function(latlng) {
-		return this.project(latlng).subtract(this._initialTopLeftPoint);
+		return this.project(latlng)._subtract(this._initialTopLeftPoint);
 	},
 
 	project: function(/*Object*/ coord, /*(optional) Number*/ zoom)/*-> Point*/ {
 		var projectedPoint = this.options.projection.project(coord),
 			scale = this.options.scaling(isNaN(zoom) ? this._zoom : zoom);
-		return this.options.transformation.transform(projectedPoint, scale);
+		return this.options.transformation._transform(projectedPoint, scale);
 	},
 	
 	unproject: function(/*Point*/ point, /*(optional) Number*/ zoom, /*(optional) Boolean*/ unbounded)/*-> Object*/ {