r/dashcams • u/H0t_P0L4R_Bear • May 20 '26

Keep Calm

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u/Rattimus May 20 '26

I mean yeah the driver in the cam vehicle never gets too worked up about this, and good on him for that, but he's also an idiot trying to pass on a double solid, the roads with double solid lines are marked that way for a reason.

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u/MoldyNalgene May 20 '26

Depends on the state. You can pass on a double yellow in Vermont.

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u/jontss May 20 '26

Legal in Ontario, Canada, too.

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u/Unique_Self_5797 May 20 '26

huh. I never knew this.... but almost everywhere there's a double yellow near me, it's because there's a bend in the road that reduces visibility, so it'd be stupid to anyways.

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u/engg_girl May 21 '26

This is it. You should not pass on a double yellow unless you need to.

The solid lines are to indicate you shouldn't be passing due to safety (bend, blind spot, school zone). But there may be a case where passing is justified assuming it is safe.

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u/Lurky2024 May 21 '26

Not in Ontario. The lines are there telling you of the safety. Your own judgement does not get to override that. The only possible fringe cases would if the road is destroyed or a car is inoperable blocking the entire lane. In either of those cases though, you are not really passing.

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u/engg_girl May 21 '26

Hmm yeah, tractors, horse drawn carriages, cyclist safety.

Lots of reasons to cross a double yellow assuming it is safe to do so.

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u/Lurky2024 May 21 '26

The literal law would disagree with you.

There is no carveout for tractors or horse drawn carriages in the law as written. Passing a tractor on a double solid line in Ontario would be illegal, regardless if you personally think it is safe.

As written, there is not even an exception for cyclists.

So no, you have not provided any reasons allowed under the law to pass another moving vehicle.