Legal Questions

[Pedal Wench]

2. Is it legal for motorists to pass bicyclists across a double yellow line? (Is this state-specific? Hmmmm.)

Thanks for the inputs!

I thought that was a "yes" to allow 3-foot to pass. Otherwise, they're buzzing too close to us.

[zoom-zoom]

Double-yellow is a no-passing zone--I doubt that it matters if the vehicle being passed is a bicycle or a motor vehicle.

[nscrbug]

Gosh...I get passed in a double-yellow zone ALL THE TIME in my area. I don't know, but I think drivers here must think that since they are passing a bicycle, it's okay to do it. I've even had cars attempt to pass me on a double-yellow in a blind curve....

[kfergos]

For the arrow one, I've agonized because I see people drive through when it's red and I see other people wait. I don't want to piss off drivers behind me unnecessarily, so I'd really like to know I'm doing the right thing.

Gosh...I get passed in a double-yellow zone ALL THE TIME in my area. I don't know, but I think drivers here must think that since they are passing a bicycle, it's okay to do it. I've even had cars attempt to pass me on a double-yellow in a blind curve....

That's why I ask. I know bicycles are legally vehicles, which would make you think that cars should stay behind you in double-yellow zones. But everything seems double-yellow around here, and I can't count the number of times cars have passed me anyway.