Stupid idiot Jackhole!!!!!!

[bcla]

I guess I don't understand the point of wasting paint on a road in a neighborhood? If any of you live in a neighborhood with painted lines, could you post a pic? I have lived in Indianapolis, spent plenty of time in major cities in Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan and don't recall seeing painted lines in a neighborhood. I'm not saying they don't exist, I've just never seen it and still don't understand the point.

Most residential streets around where I live are undivided, but thoroughfares (even minor ones) typically get painted with a solid double yellow or single broken yellow.

 

[IndyRnRfan]

Thank you. I can see soccerdad72s photo. Got it now. I have seen roads like that, I just don't consider that a typical neighborhood and that is what I was thinking of. I wish I could see Dizbelles but it won't show up for me.

That kind of road, with single dash painted lines, I'd pass if someone was driving too slow. I wouldn't however, pass in a typical subdivision type neighborhood where the houses are closer to the street and traffic is much slower in speed and frequency and kids are more likely to be present.

Dang it, I tried to multi quote but it didn't work or I am doing it wrong. Sorry for that.

 

[DizBelle]

Thank you. I can see soccerdad72s photo. Got it now. I have seen roads like that, I just don't consider that a typical neighborhood and that is what I was thinking of. I wish I could see Dizbelles but it won't show up for me.

That kind of road, with single dash painted lines, I'd pass if someone was driving too slow. I wouldn't however, pass in a typical subdivision type neighborhood where the houses are closer to the street and traffic is much slower in speed and frequency and kids are more likely to be present.

Dang it, I tried to multi quote but it didn't work or I am doing it wrong. Sorry for that.

Soccerdad72s photo is very similar to the actual road.

 

[NFLDERS]

Here it is... the actual road on which this "jackhole incident" occurred:

That is a solid yellow, one lane, and marked "suggested dangerous" to pass would that be correct? I've never seen any road marked that way, Yikes!!; Is there signage to go with this? Unless, my ol'der eyes are deceiving me!

 

[htmom]

It is a dashed lane on the road. The solid line is the Google maps line . It doesn't go down the center.

 

[soccerdad72]

Thank you. I can see soccerdad72s photo. Got it now. I have seen roads like that, I just don't consider that a typical neighborhood and that is what I was thinking of. I wish I could see Dizbelles but it won't show up for me.

I think that was the problem for many on this thread. The word "neighborhood" brings to mind a subdivision type of area and not a more urban environment. I know I wouldn't think of passing someone in my neighborhood (a subdivision), but in many other areas around me, there's a lot more traffic and passing slower vehicles would not be that unusual.

 

[Jennasis]

Here it is... the actual road on which this "jackhole incident" occurred:

No way would I pass another car in a residential area like that, dotted line or not.

 

[SirDuff]

Best go back to take a driver's ed course. That is a solid yellow, one lane, and marked dangerous do no pass; Unless, my ol'der eyes are deceiving me!

Your "ol'der" eyes are deceiving you. The thick yellow line is a Google maps thing. The actual line on the road is the dashed line to the right (the one in the middle of the road).

 

[IndyRnRfan]

I think that was the problem for many on this thread. The word "neighborhood" brings to mind a subdivision type of area and not a more urban environment. I know I wouldn't think of passing someone in my neighborhood (a subdivision), but in many other areas around me, there's a lot more traffic and passing slower vehicles would not be that unusual.

Yep, that would be me. That street reminds me of my grandmas town that only has one stop light. Farm equipment, lawn tractors, and everything else you can drive go down the roads just like that. People passing all the time when it is warranted.

 

[NFLDERS]

Your "ol'der" eyes are deceiving you. The thick yellow line is a Google maps thing. The actual line on the road is the dashed line to the right (the one in the middle of the road).

Then, my humble apology OP.

 

[Ceila]

No way would I pass another car in a residential area like that, dotted line or not.

That's all well and good, you are welcome to stay stuck behind someone going slow. However, it would have been perfectly legal for the OP to have passed. Frankly, if I was stuck behind someone going well under the speed limit, and there was no oncoming traffic, I would have passed the car, too.

 

[NFLDERS]

That's all well and good, you are welcome to stay stuck behind someone going slow. However, it would have been perfectly legal for the OP to have passed. Frankly, if I was stuck behind someone going well under the speed limit, and there was no oncoming traffic, I would have passed the car, too.

The pp, (probably) and I both were posting reaction to what we thought the picture showed.

 

[JanaDee]

That's all well and good, you are welcome to stay stuck behind someone going slow. However, it would have been perfectly legal for the OP to have passed. Frankly, if I was stuck behind someone going well under the speed limit, and there was no oncoming traffic, I would have passed the car, too.

The words "very slowly" from the OP are subjective. That could mean any number of things...driving the speed limit but the OP wanted to go faster, 5mph under the speed limit or barely moving.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

That's all well and good, you are welcome to stay stuck behind someone going slow. However, it would have been perfectly legal for the OP to have passed. Frankly, if I was stuck behind someone going well under the speed limit, and there was no oncoming traffic, I would have passed the car, too.

Legal to pass is fine and I am glad that is cleared up.

Wise to pass is another story and yes, I have been stuck behind slow cars before.

But no issue with others choosing to safely and legally pass.

(The google line threw me off, glad that was explained. Lol.)

 

[mickeyboat]

No way would I have passed someone on that road, either, dotted yellow line or not, unless they were almost stopped. I would have dug down deep to find the patience to wait, since it looks really dangerous to pass on that road.

As a defensive driver, I drive in such a way that no matter what the speed limit is, or what the road signage and lines allow, I adjust my driving for the conditions.

In Vermont many people get tickets during the winter because while they may have been traveling below the posted speed limit, they were driving too fast for the wintry road conditions (and usually got into an accident).

 

[declansdad]

The pp, (probably) and I both were posting reaction to what we thought the picture showed.

You shouldn't assume to know what others were thinking.

 

[LBIJim]

I guess I don't understand the point of wasting paint on a road in a neighborhood? If any of you live in a neighborhood with painted lines, could you post a pic? I have lived in Indianapolis, spent plenty of time in major cities in Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan and don't recall seeing painted lines in a neighborhood. I'm not saying they don't exist, I've just never seen it and still don't understand the point.

The roads in both of the posted photos look like thru streets, although not all that heavily travelled. More rural with widely spaced houses rather than a typical urban or suburban sprawl neighborhood. Being able to pass in those posted locations seems perfectly reasonable.

My FIL's house is on a street where passing is allowed. Much more of a "neighborhood" than the above. Can't post a photo right now because it's snow covered. Maybe I can see if there's a google street view photo available.

 

[NFLDERS]

You shouldn't assume to know what others were thinking.

I did state (Probably).

Dictionary/ Probable: giving ground for belief, likely, probably adv.

 

[SirDuff]

I did state (Probably).

Dictionary/ Probable: giving ground for belief, likely probably adv.

Since the PP said that they wouldn't pass "dotted line or not" and referenced the area (not the big yellow line), I'd think your explanation is, in fact, very unlikely.

 

[LBIJim]

http://www.instantstreetview.com/@39.685946,-74.251727,-209.99h,-9.58p,1z

FIL's neighborhood.
Broken yellow line down middle of residential street.