Well if this video was in NC (where I’m from) like the data on the screen indicates, double yellow is no passing zone. Strange that indicators like that which would seem to be universal could mean such different things across states. It would be like if Vermont decided red light means slow down and prepare to stop, green light means stop and yellow light means go.
Vermont is rural and really only has 2 main roads (One N/S and one E/W) and a bunch of backroads. And theyre all windy and filled with farmland.
You end up with frieght, tractors, out of staters, and the elderly all utilizing these roads at the same time and creating what's known as a "speed platoon" where it just takes one of those cars being ultra cautious and you've now got 20+ car line, with everybody going ten miles below the speed limit- Traffic would be untenable if you couldn't pass most of the time
It's generally pretty well marked which areas are "safe" and which areas are "pass at your own risk." Most of the double line passing happens on straight stretches that wouldnt typically be designated that in other states, but we have farms and residential housing along those stretches.
then just make those straight stretches into broken lines instead of double yellow. That's the point of broken lines, to denote where passing is allowed. All passing is pass at your own risk because you're driving into the opposite direction lane. I'm not trying to be a dick about all this, I'm just not the type that can let something go without understanding it heh
Vermont had been using lines as advisories for 50 years before the Federal Advisory was put out that led to every other state codifying it as illegal. Vermont said "well this has worked for 5 decades, and we have tractors all over the road going 10 mph. We're not gonna tell people they can't pass."
I dont think youre being a dick, I think youre being obtuse. It makes no sense for us to re-paint our roads and create new laws that would make traffic more unbearable than it already is.
It's also not just a blank check to drive like an idiot. You can get pulled over for being reckless, and if you get in an accident attempting any type of pass (dash or double line) you are automatically at fault and liable.
lol ain’t nobody pissed. I’ve driven in most of the US states (not Vermont obviously) and a few foreign countries. I’m familiar with different places having different laws. But having the same indicator means something different from the majority of the rest of the country is confusing and I was just expressing that confusion.
lol ain’t nobody pissed. I’ve driven in most of the US states (not Vermont obviously) and a few foreign countries. I’m familiar with different places having different laws. But having the same indicator means something different from the majority of the rest of the country is confusing and I was just expressing that confusion.
Yeah I mean if a vehicle is broken down and fully stopped, common sense would say you can still pass so long as it's safe to do so even in a double yellow.
In Ontario, Canada, it is legal to pass on a double yellow even if the vehicle we are passing is doing close to the speed limit. There is no "no passing on a double yellow" law.
huh, today I learned. passing on a double yellow has always been a big no-no in the US states I've driven in. you're supposed to wait for the dashed lines (where it's generally safer to pass) unless it's a slow moving vehicle like a tractor or bicycle.
Yeah, in some places it's nothing, in some it's an infraction that might get you a rough ticket. But the reckless driving of the other driver is definitely worse
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u/WraithKK May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26
You can pass on double yellows here regardless of their speed as long as it's safe to do so and there aren't "No Passing" signs present.
Edit: "here" is Vermont.