[Ducati] Double Yellow Lines

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In many eastern states, including  PA where I live, passing on the  double 
yellow line is legal under certain conditions. These laws and conditions  are 
"on the books" resulting from the state originally and continually being an  
agriculturally economic state. Since the invention of the automobile, cars have  
need the opportunity to pass farm vehicles on back country roads. In PA, the 
law  for passing over the double yellow line can be found in sections 3303, 
3305,  3306 and section 3307 of the PA Motor Vehicle Code, pages 187,188 and  
189. The Code is lengthy so I will para- phrase the following:
 
1st - Passing is not allowed when approaching the crest of a hill or curve,  
where the driver's view is obstructed (you can't see over or around).
2nd - Passing is not allowed within 100 feet of an intersection or rail  Road 
crossing.
3rd. Passing is not allowed within 100 feet of a bridge or tunnel.
4th - Passing is not allowed in a posted "No Passing" zone.
 
Otherwise, passing is allowed! Police do not want drivers to know this, for  
obvious reasons. None of us want teenagers or drunks in Mini vans pulling a 
move  like this. However, bikes are much faster at making the pass, which makes 
it a  much safer move.
 
Please check your state Motor vehicle Code for your individual state  
requirements. However, a "tell tail sign" is the following condition that we see  all 
over the East. A double yellow line and a "No Passing" sign. if you see  this 
condition, which is redundant, it is more than likely (but not absolutely)  a 
signal that the state that you are in does allow for passing on the left over 
 double yellow lines under certain conditions, similar to those above. I  
know that Vermont also has these laws and conditions.
 
Warning! From personal experience on the road and in court on  this issue, 
the vast majority of local police officers do not know this aspect  of their own 
state's code. Therefore, they will write the ticket. On the other  hand, the 
State Police, without question, know their code. Due to this condition  and 
experience in court and in getting citations for this in the past, I have  
copied and laminated the Sections of the PA code and I carry a copy in my  car and 
all of my bikes. I keep it with the registration papers. Since  carrying the 
copy of the Code with me, I have never received a ticket after  being stopped.  
 

T.B.

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