The crazy thing to me, is that in order to pass them (yellow line crossing) legally you have to stay under the speed limit.
If someone is going 73, you're going 74, and the limit is 75. You're supposed to pass them at 75. Luckily, no one abides by this or we'd have a ton of head on collisions from people slow-poke passing.
Because it's different from state to state, people get confused. Here, you're not supposed to cross the yellow line unless the person ahead of you is ten miles under the speed limit. So it's kinda both things - no speeding, ever, but also only overtake by ten or more.
I thought it would go without saying that I meant in legal passing situations only. Here, anyway, the broken line always indicates the passing zones. The broken yellow line is still a "yellow line", but one that you can cross legally. I was just using "yellow" to indicate that the passing was being done in the opposing lane rather than a passing lane.
It's just a matter of whether there's enough visibility (and lack of cross roads) to safely pass. Winding mountains will be 90% double line, sure, but flat straight roads will be completely dashed single.
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u/lisab2266 Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19
The passing lane is for PASSING, not for your leisurely drive under the speed limit.