Florida
I recently got a careless driving citation for passing on a double yellow. It was a straight road for over 6 miles. The double yellow was because of a turning lane in the south bound direction and i was heading north. It was at the beginning of the turning lane for the south bound lane. And it was on the double yellow line and not the area that has the yellow hash marks.
I didn't even have to speed to go around the car i passed because it was going 45mph in a 60 mph zone.
Should this have been a ticket for a passing in a no passing zone? florida statute 316.0875
316.1925 Careless driving.--
(1) Any person operating a vehicle upon the streets or highways within the state shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such manner shall constitute careless driving and a violation of this section.
316.0875 No-passing zones.--
(1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities are authorized to determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdiction where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway, indicate the beginning and end of such zones, and when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof.
(2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (1), no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway with such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length.
(3) This section does not apply when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway, nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
I recently got a careless driving citation for passing on a double yellow. It was a straight road for over 6 miles. The double yellow was because of a turning lane in the south bound direction and i was heading north. It was at the beginning of the turning lane for the south bound lane. And it was on the double yellow line and not the area that has the yellow hash marks.
I didn't even have to speed to go around the car i passed because it was going 45mph in a 60 mph zone.
Should this have been a ticket for a passing in a no passing zone? florida statute 316.0875
316.1925 Careless driving.--
(1) Any person operating a vehicle upon the streets or highways within the state shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such manner shall constitute careless driving and a violation of this section.
316.0875 No-passing zones.--
(1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities are authorized to determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdiction where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway, indicate the beginning and end of such zones, and when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof.
(2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (1), no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway with such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length.
(3) This section does not apply when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway, nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.