Double Yellows

**dawnrazor** · 19th February 2007, 17:54

Double yellow lines? Don't they mean no parking at the road side

Double WHITE lines in the centre on the road means no overtaking in either direction, but then so what does a single solid WHITE line in the centre of the road mean? Same?

But Yellow lines are at the sides of roads, right? Am I missing something here?

**Drum** · 19th February 2007, 17:58

That would be dashed yellows for no parking Mr. Razor.

White is the centerline. Normally dashed. Solid on the approach to an intersection.

**Squeak the Rat** · 19th February 2007, 18:03

So, can you cross the centre yellow line if there is an obstruction in your lane? Damn ignore lists.....

**Drum** · 19th February 2007, 18:08

Not sure about the legality of that STR. If the obstacle is a slowing car then definitely not. But if it were a landslide or something? Or you were avoiding a collision with a sheep? I think you would get away with it.

**Lou Girardin** · 19th February 2007, 20:57

Originally Posted by dawnrazor

Double yellow lines? Don't they mean no parking at the road side

Double WHITE lines in the centre on the road means no overtaking in either direction, but then so what does a single solid WHITE line in the centre of the road mean? Same?

But Yellow lines are at the sides of roads, right? Am I missing something here?

You're in NZ now. Wakey wakey, you won't pass your test like this.

**Grub** · 19th February 2007, 21:57

Originally Posted by Duc

"officially confirmed" where and by whom? ( and I hope you are correct)

Superintentdent of Police, National Traffic Manager

**scumdog** · 20th February 2007, 00:10

Originally Posted by MSTRS

And you can pass (by crossing the line) if the yellow is on 'their' side.
Every yellow begins life as a 'dotted' line, which means if you are already in a passing manouvre you must be back in your lane by the time the yellow is 'solid'

And there are 5 dotted lines before the solid one to let ya know that it's coming up.

**Duc** · 20th February 2007, 07:24

Originally Posted by Grub

Superintentdent of Police, National Traffic Manager

Good enough for me. Thanx for clarifying it.

I cautiously passed a slow vehicle on Orewa hill in crawling traffic - the legal side of the yellows. I noted that they took my rego and was interested what the ramifications might be.

**Roj** · 23rd February 2007, 09:39

Originally Posted by dawnrazor

Double yellow lines? Don't they mean no parking at the road side

Double WHITE lines in the centre on the road means no overtaking in either direction, but then so what does a single solid WHITE line in the centre of the road mean? Same?

But Yellow lines are at the sides of roads, right? Am I missing something here?

wrong country methinks,

we have yellow lines on the outside indicating a no parking area,

the white lines are used to delineate the lanes and various turning bays etc plus any big arrows or road markings are put there to further make the road more dangerous for motorcyclists

**avgas** · 23rd February 2007, 09:52

Crossing yellow lines is like unprotected sex with hookers.
Its risky - but it can be done and you can be unscathed.
You feeling lucky? Im not

**hsvboy06** · 23rd February 2007, 10:55

This was a classic...

Originally Posted by scumdog

Quote: "I never actually crossed the [yellow] line so you can't do me - I stayed on the other side of it until I got to the end of it"

:spudwhat:

**Grub** · 23rd February 2007, 11:26

Yes that was good wasn't it

So, I'm hoping that some of the Kapiti commuters can expalin to me why they pass the stopped-dead cars by crossing the yellows instead of just pootling along the left chevrons?

Sure, you're not supposed to pass on the left like that either but at 30kmh when the cars are stopped, it's unlikely anyone's going to give you a ticket! On the other hand, crossing the yellow *IS* going to earn you one ... if one of those trucks coming the other way doesn't do it first.

I see it *every* night and the worst offenders I have to say appears to be the cruisers ... you know, the ones with the widest bars and cruisepegs

Stupid bastards ... deserve to wear a 45 tonner in the mush. It'd be the truck driver I'd feel sorry for.

**kevie** · 16th March 2007, 11:25

Originally Posted by Grub

And it's not *Double* Yellows (traffic both ways), it's *Single* yellow (traffic your way).

I had it officially confirmed, single yellow = "do not cross this line". It doesn't mean "no passing"

Brett

Thats True.... if you Touch the yellows or cross them even with no oncomming traffic you can be ticketed ($150 fine) the police have been setting up cameras in the Manawatu gorge and ticketing vehicles that cut the corners and cross the yellows.
Heard a incident recently where a car passed a mufty on double yellows in the gorge(should nominate him for darwin award) the mufty then counted the motorist crossing the yellows a further 12 times .... bet that hurt the wallet, thats $1800 in fines even before the dangerous passing manouvere

Passing me on Yellows is the most common reason for my *555 calls

I *555 a CVIU guy in Taranaki recently, he had a checkpoint pulling trucks over, but where he was doing it ment that vehicles pasing the checkpoint had to cross the yellows to get past, told them HE NEEDS A TICKET !!
there was a weigh bridge 400 metres down the road, he should be pulling them in there!!

But the yellows mean you must not cross them for any reason, but you can still pass another vehicle if you can do so within your side of the road without crossing the yellows.

So if you come across a Yellow Foodstuffs Scaniatruck/trailor in Taranaki, Hawkes Bay or Manawatu...... think twice about passing me on yellows ...I WILL *555 you

**kevie** · 16th March 2007, 11:37

Originally Posted by Grub

Yes that was good wasn't it

So, I'm hoping that some of the Kapiti commuters can expalin to me why they pass the stopped-dead cars by crossing the yellows instead of just pootling along the left chevrons?

Sure, you're not supposed to pass on the left like that either but at 30kmh when the cars are stopped, it's unlikely anyone's going to give you a ticket! On the other hand, crossing the yellow *IS* going to earn you one ... if one of those trucks coming the other way doesn't do it first.

I see it *every* night and the worst offenders I have to say appears to be the cruisers ... you know, the ones with the widest bars and cruisepegs

Stupid bastards ... deserve to wear a 45 tonner in the mush. It'd be the truck driver I'd feel sorry for.

hehe yeh truck driving is getting interesting nowadays ,.... and lots more truckers are learning the rule we older drivers go by >>>>> NEVER swerve for an oncomming or passing vehicle... you either lose the rig on its side, jackknife and take out some innocent person(s) and chances are the offending person takes off and the driver/truck owner is lumbered with the excess on the insurance and face the finger pointing by CVIU as to why you ended up in that predicament and have no offender numberplate/details to prove it wasnt just your driving..... my excess on the rig I drive (which happens to be TOP TRUCK 2006) is $3000 and dam sure Id rather take out the offending vehicle than take out a loan to pay the excess. So when youre passing a rig at the end of passing lanes, dumb places etc be aware a lot more of us will rather push you out into the path of the oncomming traffic than risk touching the soft stuff on the side of the road.

Its better to arrive late than arrive dead