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Old 02-06-2023, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr View Post
This exact situation happened to me on Del Mar Drive. I had exited Spanish Springs. After passing through the gate, I was behind a motorized wheelchair moving slower than Fred Sanford. At the first intersection where the white line stopped I pulled out, passed it and pulled back in before the next white line. I was watching for
Waiting for a break in the stripe may not work with the traffic that you must avoid. You could go for several blocks before the break in the line and the traffic is clear. Seems silly not to be able to pass a slower moving vehicle when the traffic is clear even if it means crossing over the solid white line that marks the diamond lane.
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