What are the yellow lines for??

**babyB** · 10th February 2007, 21:15

Originally Posted by terbang

If you are colur blind then you would also have testicles.

Colour blindness is only a male thing, though the gene passed to us by our mothers.

actualy ... your are wrong females can have colour deficiencys

**kevie** · 11th February 2007, 08:45

Originally Posted by CaN

I use a fourth option.
I don't pass on yellows unless I can comfortably fit entirely within the lane - which I believe to be within the law.

Often a driver will pull over when they see a bike approaching or sometimes a lane is easily wide enough to accommodate 2 vehicles.

Mind you have been known to pass on yellows where traffic is jambed during holliday periods.

OOOOHHHHHH I find with my bike they pull over well before I get to them .... but then .... anyone that has followed me on a run will tell you the noise of mu Virago travells at least 100 km ahead of me (And about the same distance behind me) ,.... wwwhhhheeeeeeeeee I love strait pipes

**kevie** · 11th February 2007, 08:46

Originally Posted by CaN

I use a fourth option.
I don't pass on yellows unless I can comfortably fit entirely within the lane - which I believe to be within the law.

Often a driver will pull over when they see a bike approaching or sometimes a lane is easily wide enough to accommodate 2 vehicles.

Mind you have been known to pass on yellows where traffic is jambed during holliday periods.

OOOOHHHHHH I find with my bike they pull over well before I get to them .... but then .... anyone that has followed me on a run will tell you the noise of my Virago travells at least 100 km ahead of me (And about the same distance behind me) ,.... wwwhhhheeeeeeeeee I love strait pipes

**Swoop** · 11th February 2007, 15:16

Try to avoid crossing yellow lines that keep the paint companies in business...
If I have to stay on one side of the line and close to a cage, then so be it. Hope their mirror dosen't stick out too far........

**Toaster** · 11th February 2007, 16:50

Nah, I may have transgressed in the past, I can't really recall, but I've seen what bodies look like after doing it and getting it all wrong.... not nice. Almost enough to put me off my crumpet.

**Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)** · 11th February 2007, 17:39

There's one piece of road - near Paikok hill - all double yellow lines - and you always get slowpokes, more often than not cars will keep left for bikes to pass and then you don't go over the lines - but on that stretch of road I do go over to them - few close calls with cops but not been pulled up yet.

They have a railing in the middle in some parts of that road - a truck was far left and I thought yep plenty of room - oops forgot I had my panniers on, duh, however I was going very slow and when I heard it scrape on the truck and railing - the anchors went on!!

It's getting the same with road works signs - they do it on a friday nite out of wellington - close off the passing lanes - in built up traffic I use the blocked off lane - collected a cone or two!!

stubby · 11th February 2007, 18:01

only for looks , dam dangerous in the wet,

**zuk** · 11th February 2007, 18:19

Crossed my first one today going down the rapa side of the takas--not the sort of thing I would do as a rule-------BUT !!!!!

**Daffyd** · 11th February 2007, 19:18

Only if I can do it without crossing the line.

**Guitana** · 12th February 2007, 08:35

If it's safe and you're stuck behind a bunch of nana's why not!!!

**Flyingpony** · 12th February 2007, 09:08

I never over take on yellows.

I've noticed they are being put everywhere now. They used to signify there was a dip or something important up ahead so you'd stay in your lane because there otherwise there would not be enough distance for all vehicles to stop in time. Now they can be found on perfectly straight or near enough roads, where it's perfectly safe to over take.

**scumdog** · 12th February 2007, 10:25

Originally Posted by Flyingpony

I never over take on yellows.

Now they can be found on perfectly straight or near enough roads, where it's perfectly safe to over take.

Yeah, maybe for YOU on your motorbike - but not for Mr Cretin in his older smokey 4X4 towing his caravan....nowhere is safe for these guys to overtake but they'll still try..