The Double yellow, Myth or Legend?

[Blunder]

I am Kraken.

If the road is clear, it is mine.

I am Kraken.

[chornbe]

watch it in OK, TX, AR, LA, and NM then because the DY is as valid as any signage and grounds for ticketing if violated (and caught).

In PA it was similar to California's splitting rule. It wasn't that it was LEGAL, it's that it wasn't expressly ILLEGAL. The manual stated the DY pass as a "should not" thing, not a "do not" thing. I have recently (in the last year or so) heard that the PA manual has been revised from "should not" to "do not" for DY passes. This is unconfirmed for me - it's what I've been told.

[cam_1100]

The DY is essentially meaningless to me, it's what I can see and when I can safely pass.  I often comment on Minnesota roads that there are dashed lines in places where you would have to be insane to pass, even on a bike.  Then, DY on straight stretches.

+ 1  from another in Minnesota.
My rule of thumb on the DY is to imagine an oncoming car appearing the instant I begin to pass and ask myself if I could still easily complete the pass.  If the answer is "yes", then I go.  If not, I sit tight.  Seems like common sense to me, but I've ridden with some guys who seem to think the exact opposite.  It's like they wait to pass until there's a DY in a blind corner.  It sure is "exciting" to watch, but I'd have to side with a pissed off cager in that event.

As a side note...why is it that slow-moving vehicles never think to just pull over a bit and let people behind them go by?  When I'm in a cage I'd prefer it if people went by rather than riding my a$$.  Not sure how I feel about it when I'm on a bike...don't think it's ever come up.

[Papa Lazarou]

Over here, they're double white lines. You can pass but should not cross them.  

[Scoop]

Of course, that's the other way to do it.  Don't actually cross the center line while passing.  Just move the cager over slightly.  Then it's perfectly legal.  

[RenegadeVT]

Actually in Vermont the double yellow line is legal just a suggestion!!!!!

Yes, Vermont may be the state in the union that allows passing on a double yellow.

God I love my state!!!