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Old 11-20-2009, 07:05 PM   #1
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Default The Double Yellow line: Do you or not?

Under what conditions "if any" do you pass when you have a double yellow line?
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Old 11-20-2009, 07:09 PM   #2
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If I can see a clear line, I'm passing.

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Old 11-21-2009, 07:16 PM   #3
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If I can see a clear line, I'm passing.

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same here, straights or curves
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If it's clear, I'm going for it.
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Old 11-20-2009, 07:14 PM   #5
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If I have given the car a chance to pull over and they have not. I will pass on the double yellow if it is clear and not a major curve ahead. I also do not make overly rushed passes.
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Old 11-20-2009, 08:55 PM   #6
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If I have given the car a chance to pull over and they have not. I will pass on the double yellow if it is clear and not a major curve ahead. I also do not make overly rushed passes.
Yeah, what she said.
On most of our good roads, it seems inevitable that you get stacked up behind slow-ass drivers.
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Old 11-25-2009, 12:14 PM   #7
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If I have given the car a chance to pull over and they have not. I will pass on the double yellow if it is clear and not a major curve ahead. I also do not make overly rushed passes.
That's me!

I will never forget the Gap this year though. A group of us were passing a Ford Contour and he gunned it to keep us from passing. I am not sure you can really say 'gun it' when referring to a Contour but it was amusing to watch anyway!
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That's me!

I will never forget the Gap this year though. A group of us were passing a Ford Contour and he gunned it to keep us from passing. I am not sure you can really say 'gun it' when referring to a Contour but it was amusing to watch anyway!
did he realize that you were already aroudn him by the time his POS downshifted?
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Old 11-20-2009, 07:16 PM   #9
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Cars here never pull over for bikes. Therefore we all have to be dicks back and be at 100 by the time we pass the driver's seat.
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Old 11-20-2009, 07:31 PM   #10
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Lines painted on the road are not a factor in my choice of lines or passing maneuvers. My choices are based on the capabilities of myself, my vehicle, and intimate knowledge of my environment.
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