What are the yellow lines for??

**kevie** · 10th February 2007, 08:18

Just curious .................................................

How many here take no notice of the yellow lines on the road?

I've come to the conclusion a lot of motorists (not just bikes) don't see them as being any relevance other than making the road look pretty or breaking the monotony of the white dashes that speed past.

Do you pass on Yellows? If so .....why?

So many motorists out there now have cell phones and are willing to use the *555 system to report bad driving!

I drive a 20 Metre rig and get passed repeatedly by motorists on yellows wether its a blind piece of road, oncomming traffic etc

Even heard of an incident recently where a motorist (caged one) pulled out and passed a cop on double yellows. then proceeded to cross the yellows a further 8 times to the cops amazement .... needless to say ... the cop wrote him out over $1200 in tickets

Ive been with local bike runs and tend to get left behind the bunch because of my refusal to pass on yellows.

Is it a policy or encouraged by clubs to obey the road rules and portray a good image when out on a run?

**Grahameeboy** · 10th February 2007, 08:29

I got a ticket, 35 points and went over 100 when I crossed a yellow. Not something I really did but it was windy, cars were slow so just crossed..........

**Flatcap** · 10th February 2007, 08:32

Where is the "pass on the left" option

**sAsLEX** · 10th February 2007, 08:32

You are allowed to pass on yellow lines, let us not forget that, it is the crossing of yellow lines that attracts points and fines.

Also they have started slapping yellow lines fuckin everywhere, not just dangerous places . Ie the whole of SH2 is yellow these days!

**festus** · 10th February 2007, 08:36

I pass on the yellow lines on me bike if its safe, not so sure if I've done it in a car (recently anyway) and if I'd bother anyway, with *555, cops and obvious personal safety etc.........

**Pumba** · 10th February 2007, 08:36

Generally I wont pass on the Yellows cause I can be Catious at times and I work on the thery that they are there fo a reason. The times that I do cross the yellows is when im completing a passing manvour.

**Madness** · 10th February 2007, 08:39

I regularly pass on yellow lines. I am an irresponsible hooligan though, so that makes it okay. I don't do it in the cage, that would be stupid.

**MacD** · 10th February 2007, 08:42

Once upon a time, yellow lines had some meaning. They indicated that there was a hidden dip in the road or some other such reason that would make passing more dangerous than it might first appear. Now they are spreading to such an extent that they have lost their significance to many motorists it seems. It's now common to see double yellow lines on straight stretches of road leading into broken white lines through corners. A fairly counterproductive exercise I would have thought by the roading authorities?

**onearmedbandit** · 10th February 2007, 08:58

If it's safe, with no oncoming traffic and good visibility, yeah I'll pass on the yellow lines.

**skelstar** · 10th February 2007, 09:00

I pass on Yellows, I tend to wave acknowledgement to the driver in the hope that they dont think Im a wanker and dial 555.

**kevie** · 10th February 2007, 09:05

Originally Posted by MacD

Once upon a time, yellow lines had some meaning. They indicated that there was a hidden dip in the road or some other such reason that would make passing more dangerous than it might first appear. Now they are spreading to such an extent that they have lost their significance to many motorists it seems. It's now common to see double yellow lines on straight stretches of road leading into broken white lines through corners. A fairly counterproductive exercise I would have thought by the roading authorities?

Yep would agree there ......sometimes I scratch my head and wonder what theyre there for...... they say cos of the high accident risk..... but as you say, other places that IS an accident risk dont have them, makes yah wonder what the beaurocrats are smoking eh

But a cop on TV the other night said something interesting.... people do it (cross the centre line) so often they start to do it without realising it, and with transits habit of splattering yellows etc all over the place makes people NOT NOTICE the yellows and as you say .... start to NOT see the relevance of them.

**WickedOne** · 10th February 2007, 09:27

Just been stung crossing double yellows once ($150)

**nodrog:Me** · 10th February 2007, 09:31

if I can see its safe I'll pass.

**Ghost_Bullet** · 10th February 2007, 09:42

9 Times out of 10 no, but the odd circumstance where I know I can get through safetly, or the vehicle I am passing is going super slow. If in me car, I never pass on the yellows.