Passing on the no passing yellow lines?

[frogman3]

What is the penalty for passing on the no passing yellow lines?

[red mermaid]

$150............

[oldrider]

Wouldn't that be classed as dangerous driving?

[Hiflyer]

Oh god here we go.

[neels]

Death?....

[Coldrider]

I thought there was only a penalty if you are caught, and are found guilty on way or another.

[red mermaid]

Not necessarily, depends on time, place, and circumstances.

Wouldn't that be classed as dangerous driving?

[Ixion]

Wouldn't that be classed as dangerous driving?

Thou art old like me, Father William. It used to be, 28 day loss of licence. Not now.

[Nasty]

What is the penalty for passing on the no passing yellow lines?

If you don't cross the line it is quite legal. Did you bother doing a site search there are many discussions on this topic.

[TimeOut]

$150............

+ 35 demits

[CookMySock]

$150............

That all???

Wouldn't that be classed as dangerous driving?

No, coz it's not dangerous.


Steve

[Zerker]

if you pass without crossing the lines, the penalty is nothing.
yellow lines are do not cross lines, not do not pass.

No-passing line

On some sections of road there will be a solid yellow line painted on your side of the centre line. This line is called a no-passing line.
No-passing lines are usually there because it's unsafe to cross the centre line to pass, because features like hills and curves make it impossible to see if there is oncoming traffic.
Sometimes no-passing lines are marked because:

• there is already a passing lane on your side of the road and you must use that to pass
• the road is multi-laned, so you do not need to cross the no-passing line to pass.

You must not pass another vehicle if it means you have to cross over a no-passing line on your side of the centre line.
If you see a dashed yellow line on your side of the centre line, that means that a no-passing line is about to start. While you may come back over the dashed yellow line to finish passing, you must not cross it to start passing.

[Max Preload]

yellow lines are do not cross lines, not do not pass.

And only the one on your side applies to you. It's amazing how many people don't know that - you can tell because they say dumb shit like "overtaking on double yellows".

No, coz it's not dangerous.

Yeah, like driving through a red light. $150 and no demerits because that's safer than driving at 120km/h in a 100km/h zone with good visibility and a fucking great concrete barrier or wide grassed median between you and oncoming vehicles.

The law is an arse. It becomes more of an arse when it is designed to accomodate numpties who want a definite line drawn between what's 'safe' and what's not - it's easy to read a speedometer - not so easy to judge whether you looked before changing lane.

[frogman3]

Ok i found the law:

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regul...sing_resel&p=1

Doesn't say what the penalty is though. Where would i find that?

[Ixion]

Same place, Offences and Penalties Regulations. Be warned its a really shitty layout.