Double Yellows

[ViktorVaughn]

Was curious whether people usually pass on a double yellow (within safety of course)?

[Cloned]

It really depends on the road and how fast they are going. If it's a long stretch of backroad with very low traffic I might. If it's in the city or a shorter stretch I'll just back off and be patient.

[bluenova]

Well I'm from the UK originally and I would have never over taken on a solid line, because they are pretty good over there with when it's safe to overtake and when it isn't, same goes for speed limits. Here in Belgium you can have a clear strech of road where you can see for miles but have a 70 km/h speed limit with a solid line down the middle or you can have a blind bend with a dashed line in the middle. So in Belgium I use my own judgement as to how fast I can go and whether it's safe to overtake because the road signs mean jack.

[aussiejules]

Yeh specially when riding with the other south aus crew, have to try and keep up.

[damnpoor]

I've been passed in my cage on both double-yellows and center turn lanes, but I won't do it myself. I pretend I have some respect for the law left in me. The thing I love about the FZ is that I can wait until I have a passing lane and blast past five or six cars all at once. The acceleration is amazing.

[reiobard]

I have done it on group rides, but that is usually after a passing zone ends and we are going around the corner with the leaders signaling that it is still safe. Just to keep the group together and all. but typically i do not.

[grumpy1luvs2eat]

I'm with damnpoor on this. I try not to break the law. There's usually a good reason for the double yellow and it would very difficult to argue your way out of the ticket, GRUMPY

[MisterX]

For the most part, I will generally try to wait until come up on a passing zone before I go around. The only time that I have passed on a double line was when I was stuck behind a farming truck that was doing 25Mph in a 45Mph and ensured that there were no oncoming vehicles.

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[blueMONday]

Depends on the situation, I mostly stick with the road rules but if I need to I have (safety) issues of course.

[Tailgate]

Well, take US50, a highway between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento. There are many, many long stretches of double yellow and there are several passing lane sections. I don't pass on double yellows for three reasons (ir order of improtance): 1) this might set a very bad example for other motorists and who may be not be as capable and subsequently risk their/other's (including motorcylists!) lives in trying it 2) highway engineers have included several turnouts and passing lane sections and; 3) I can see why engineers double yellowed sections and when I see other motorists who disobey them in a reckless manner it really turns me off, so much that I don't want to be associated with the practice....even though it might be safe.