Khross wrote:
Arathain:
Considering my employer's university PD has an officer whose sole job is to ticket people for illegally passing cyclists, I'm pretty confident with knowing how they enforce this law in the state where I reside.
Your employer's university PD having an officer who does x, y, or z does not change how the law is written. Nor does enforcement practice precedent change how the law is written.
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(5) Official traffic-control devices may be installed prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device.
One such traffic control device is the god-damned [/quote]
There's really no need to get your panties in a bunch.
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double yellow line in the middle of pretty much every municipal roadway in Georgia.
So I looked into the Georgia code for no passing zones, and indeed a double-yellow line is defined as a no passing zone. It provides various exceptions, including for obstructions. Unfortunately, "obstructions" is not defined.
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Within any city limits, two lane, bi-directional traffic is ALWAYS divided by a double yellow line in Georgia.
Unless you've been to "any" city, and reviewed all the bi-direction traffic corridors, you don't know it's "ALWAYS" divided by a double yellow line.
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You don't get passing markings unless you have more than 2 lanes and multiple lanes solely devoted to traffic in one direction.
IF that's the case (again, not buying your "always" nonsense), this is reasonable for urbanized traffic where there are lots of entrances and driveways. This is certainly not the case in non-urban areas in Georgia, where there are an abundance of passing areas. In bi-directional urban areas, speed limits are dramatically reduced, so the impact of a bicyclist is minimal.
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Crossing a double yellow center line to pass a bicycle is an illegal pass, since you cannot stay in lane and abide the 3 foot rule. This is a point blank fact. But, you know, keep telling people they don't know how they enforce the laws where they live.
Again, saying something is fact does not make it so. You referenced a portion of code that I then had to research. Your no-passing zone definitions are elsewhere.
Regardless, I take issue with your "factual" statement that "you cannot stay in lane and abide the 3 foot rule". This is hardly established fact. The Georgia DOT standard lane width is 12 feet, and the average vehicle width is 6 feet. In some highly urbanized areas, with slow speed limits, the lane width can be reduced to 11 feet. In addition, 2-foot shoulders are required (though let's be honest here, so are bike lanes and this hasn't been fully implemented yet, so my assumption is there is not a shoulder everywhere). Regardless, a 6-foot vehicle can leave a 3-foot space safely under most standard lane widths. Of course, that means the rider has to be on the right, which the law requires also.
Now, bear in mind this is DOT regs. I certainly have no interest in research local laws for every municipality in the state.
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