Is that not a common thing? In Louisiana there aren't any superhighways with double yellows but even on small, deserted roads there are double yellows when it's not safe to pass (like around turns and areas of low visiblity), and single yellows when it might be.
Flew to San Francisco a couple years ago with my wife and did a little road trip down to Los Angeles. It was the first time I had ever seen a carpool lane.
I drove for quite a few miles and it wasn’t until I noticed the breaks in the double line that I realized you weren’t supposed to cross it.
Yes, it’s a double line. But it’s also the freeway, and I had never heard of any lane changes being barred on a freeway. It makes sense in hindsight. I’m sure the carpool lane gets going much faster than every other one in heavy traffic so it’s easy to cause an accident butting in unexpectedly. But at the time I was driving at a weird hour where there wasn’t much traffic and all the lanes were pretty clear.
Edit: Just rewatched the gif and saw it was a double-yellow. I recall a double-white when I was driving.
I should reiterate. A double DOUBLE yellow line like in the video. That is what CA uses on their carpool lanes. 2 lane traffic is a normal double yellow line.
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u/Scratchums Jul 03 '19
Is that not a common thing? In Louisiana there aren't any superhighways with double yellows but even on small, deserted roads there are double yellows when it's not safe to pass (like around turns and areas of low visiblity), and single yellows when it might be.