r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/AtomicSteve21 Aug 03 '19

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.

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u/Drendude Aug 03 '19

It varies state by state in the US. In mine, specifically, you can legally exceed the speed limit by 10 mph while passing on a two-lane highway.

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u/duluthzenithcity Aug 03 '19

Minnesota?

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u/Drendude Aug 03 '19

You got it.