What I have been doing lately is moving to the right hand side of the lane in staightaways and giving motorcyclists the left side so that they don't have to cross the double yellow line to pass. I guess it's a personal choice based on your assessment of the situation.
So, you're potentially damned if you do, damned if you don't, in terms of your own conscience. But if you do pull over, the speeding motorist might lose control and cause a crash that way. If you don't pull over, then an impatient motorist might crash into oncoming traffic using the wrong lane to pass.
And I agree with your point about the potential lose-lose situation. I'm glad you pull over when there are five motorists behind you. Would you not feel guilty if you pulled over for a speeder, only to find that he/she caused an accident up ahead? You might've prevented that accident had you not pulled over to let them by.
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Pulling over to let a speeder by could also result in an accident, as the driver would speed after passing me.
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I don't think it's reasonable to expect drivers to pull over on those.īapolis wrote:As for my action potentially leading to an accident, I think that argument works both ways. It's not really an issue on the straight sections, but some of the turnouts are on or near corners. I'd feel guilty if I pulled over, only to cause an accident when I get back on. There's also the danger of re-entering the road after pulling over. I was abiding by the law.Īs for my action potentially leading to an accident, I think that argument works both ways. There were only 2 cars/bikes yesterday though. If there's more than 5 cars/bikes behind me, I pull over. I might also be vulnerable to legal action for not pulling over when required to do so by law. The vehicle code requires you to pull over when you are holding up five or more vehicles on a two-lane highway.Īlso, if an impatient motorist tried to pass me in the opposing lane and got hit by oncoming traffic, I wouldn't want that on my conscience. And it is unsafe to prevent them from passing in the proper lane. It does not matter if the motorcyclists are exceeding the speed limit. I believe it is actually against the law.
I wouldn't recommend this course of action. Bapolis wrote:From now on, I won't pull over if I'm doing the speed limit.
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