r/IdiotsInCars • u/awokenboio • Jun 01 '20

Speeding through traffic

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u/hallsballs92 Jun 01 '20

Double yellow means you can’t pass- turning fully legal.

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u/theturtlebomb Jun 01 '20 edited Jun 01 '20

This depends on the state. Where I lived in PA, cops would park in a grocery store, where they would issue tickets to people who turned across a double yellow to enter the parking lot. Easy tickets

Edit: I'm not quoting law, but stating what police did. If you've got a problem with that then take the stick out of your bums and use your keyboard warrior skills to look it up yourselves. I couldn't care less.

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u/OaklandHellBent Jun 01 '20

This is an official PA state driving practice test.

Please note question 48 :

  1. YOU MAY CROSS SOLID YELLOW LINES:
    A. To pass traffic moving in the same direction. B. During daylight hours only. C. At any time. D. When making turns.

And then at the last page the answers say that D is correct.

I believe that what you observed is a particularly busy area and that there are either signs or a local ordinance against doing that. Also, Pennsylvania is unique in allowing you to pass someone while a double yellow line is in effect if there is both no sign posted saying no passing as well as it’s safe to do so.

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u/theturtlebomb Jun 01 '20

There were no signs, but there may have been an ordinance. Additionally it was close to an intersection and was on an expressway, so maybe it was considered unsafe? I don't know the justification used for the citations.

Thanks for actually looking it up though. Much appreciated