If you drive down Cherokee Avenue in Atlanta's Grant Park neighborhood and see a car precariously balanced on two wheels atop a concrete divider, don't
Exactly what I thought. These things are the height of a kid, you shouldn’t be driving if you can’t see it. Also someone else pointed out that road lines are on the ground and don’t stick up and if you can’t see the barrier then you can’t see road lines and you absolutely shouldn’t be on the road.
Yeah, my first thought not having read the article yet is that the visibility probably depends on whether your driving a sedan or a much larger SUV/truck.
You don’t actually need to see the barrier, you need to see the white line marking the right limit of the lane, which you are not allowed to cross while driving a vehicle. That’s lower to the ground and anyone should and can see it.
I think smartphone use is more of a culprit than obese vehicles in this case (but then: “I need a truck so that if I run into a barrier, I just hop on it without even noticing!” That seems to be the raison d’être of most SUVs and crossovers in Europe: climbing up curbs)
Depends what the shoulder is? The traffic rules for all EU countries still lack a bit of harmonization, but the general idea is that:
Our edge lines (used on smaller motorways) are usually spaced out, so you are able to drive over it. But it’s still usually better you pull off somewhere instead if possible.
If you’re driving on a large motorway that doesn’t have an acceptable amount of space to pull over to the shoulder, it’s usually a solid line with rumble strips. It’s unacceptable to stand on the shoulder of a road with 110+ km/h limit.
And yes, solid line - even a single solid line - may never be crossed.
Many years ago I failed my license test only because of that: I merged off from the acceleration lane before it became a dotted line.
You can cross them if you have a valid reason to do that, my argument would stand also with a broken line: it delimits the driving lane you are to drive on. Randomly deviating from it is of course not allowed, only while passing or having another valid reason to do that, while making sure you don’t endanger anyone.
A taller barrier isn’t the solution in the same way taller fire hydrants weren’t; you just put some taller markers throughout and the problem is solved
If they weren’t low to the ground you would smash into them and die instead of climbing over them so, you’re welcome.
If a driver can’t see those, they can’t see a child. If they can’t see a child, their car is unsafe and should not be road-legal
Exactly what I thought. These things are the height of a kid, you shouldn’t be driving if you can’t see it. Also someone else pointed out that road lines are on the ground and don’t stick up and if you can’t see the barrier then you can’t see road lines and you absolutely shouldn’t be on the road.
Yeah, my first thought not having read the article yet is that the visibility probably depends on whether your driving a sedan or a much larger SUV/truck.
You don’t actually need to see the barrier, you need to see the white line marking the right limit of the lane, which you are not allowed to cross while driving a vehicle. That’s lower to the ground and anyone should and can see it.
I think smartphone use is more of a culprit than obese vehicles in this case (but then: “I need a truck so that if I run into a barrier, I just hop on it without even noticing!” That seems to be the raison d’être of most SUVs and crossovers in Europe: climbing up curbs)
It’s actually completely legal to cross single white lines. Only double white lines and solid yellow lines are illegal to cross.
@artyom @Etnaphele Depends on your jurisdiction. In mine, it’s illegal to do a turn over a single white line.
It’s never legal to pull into the shoulder?
Depends what the shoulder is? The traffic rules for all EU countries still lack a bit of harmonization, but the general idea is that:
Our edge lines (used on smaller motorways) are usually spaced out, so you are able to drive over it. But it’s still usually better you pull off somewhere instead if possible.
If you’re driving on a large motorway that doesn’t have an acceptable amount of space to pull over to the shoulder, it’s usually a solid line with rumble strips. It’s unacceptable to stand on the shoulder of a road with 110+ km/h limit.
And yes, solid line - even a single solid line - may never be crossed.
Many years ago I failed my license test only because of that: I merged off from the acceleration lane before it became a dotted line.
It isn’t.
You can cross them if you have a valid reason to do that, my argument would stand also with a broken line: it delimits the driving lane you are to drive on. Randomly deviating from it is of course not allowed, only while passing or having another valid reason to do that, while making sure you don’t endanger anyone.
What visibility is needed? Stay within your lines.
A taller barrier isn’t the solution in the same way taller fire hydrants weren’t; you just put some taller markers throughout and the problem is solved