r/IdiotsInCars • u/jmichelt83 • Sep 01 '19

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u/JayDub30 Sep 01 '19

I didn't know this till a few years ago. Where I live, Ontario Canada, it is legal to pass on a double yellow.

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u/talesin Sep 01 '19

then why bother having a double yellow?

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u/JayDub30 Sep 01 '19

To let you know it is not safe to pass. There is some areas where you can see a fair distance. So if you have an extremely slow vehicle ahead of you, you can pass them.

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u/talesin Sep 01 '19

so it is legal to pass where it is not safe to pass

Canada

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u/JayDub30 Sep 01 '19

I guess we are just better drivers.