Passing on the right shoulder, revisited

[Tonio]

http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/04/r_metro_gridlock042604.htm

I turned in this question:

If a driver is stopped on a two-lane road, waiting to make a left turn, is it legal in Maryland for trailing drivers to go around on the right shoulder?

Dr. Gridlock: A very good question, since it has such general application. The answer is found in the Maryland Vehicle Code, Title 21, Section 304. According to Major Greg Shipley, the chief spokesman for the Maryland State Police, here is the law: If there is a solid white line on the right edge of the roadway, you cannot cross it. If there is no white line there, and the shoulder is made of the same surface as the travel lanes, and there are no parked cars, and there is adequate room to pass, you may do so.

 

[BuddyLee]

Originally posted by Tonio
http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/04/r_metro_gridlock042604.htm

I turned in this question:

Just because so many people break it doesn't still make it legal.

 

[newnickname]

watch how many sherriffs and troopers do it

 

[nomoney]

Originally posted by appyday
The other day I was taking the horse trailer to LaGrande to have the right turn signal fixed..as I slowed down to make a right into the place this lady passed me on the right and if I had not it the breaks (I saw she was first on my bumper then passed on the right) she would have taken the right front side off my truck..now if I had just turned and let her hit me whos falt would it have been :shrug: and if whoever did this reads this you are a dumb A$$..

I'm so sorry; I was in a hurry to get the screaming brats to their respective babies daddy's. does that mean I wont be getting my free lunch now

 

[willie]

Tonio, you're trading on dangerous ground here, St. Marys lake awaits you.

 

[Tonio]

Originally posted by willie
Tonio, you're trading on dangerous ground here, St. Marys lake awaits you.

Naw, that would only happen if I, say, questioned the sexual preference of Dale Earnhardt Sr.

 

[BuddyLee]

Originally posted by willie
Tonio, you're trading on dangerous ground here, St. Marys lake awaits you.

What is so dangerous about it?

You have your law abiders and your law breakers. Im a law breaker.

 

[nomoney]

Originally posted by appyday
No a deal is a deal..I will still buy your lunch..but dont do that again

alright; deal.




you know if you would fix that stupid turn signal we wouldn't be having this problem today now would we?

 

[willie]

Originally posted by appyday
The other day I was taking the horse trailer to LaGrande to have the right turn signal fixed..as I slowed down to make a right into the place this lady passed me on the right and if I had not it the breaks (I saw she was first on my bumper then passed on the right) she would have taken the right front side off my truck..now if I had just turned and let her hit me whos falt would it have been :shrug: and if whoever did this reads this you are a dumb A$$..

My guess is that it would be her fault if there was a solid line that she crossed regardless of your failing right turn signal.

 

[newnickname]

do us a favor if your turning right and get in the right lane and be nice by using your blinker and no one will fly by you on the right hand side. This causes less rear ended accidents. If there is a horse trailer involved I completely apologize

 

[Tonio]

Originally posted by newnickname
do us a favor if your turning right and get in the right lane and be nice by using your blinker and no one will fly by you on the right hand side. This causes less rear ended accidents. If there is a horse trailer involved I completely apologize

Do you mean Barbra should pull over on the right shoulder to make a right turn?

 

[willie]

Originally posted by newnickname
do us a favor if your turning right and get in the right lane and be nice by using your blinker and no one will fly by you on the right hand side. This causes less rear ended accidents. If there is a horse trailer involved I completely apologize

Looks like you gotta bite Barbra

 

[Tonio]

Originally posted by Barbra


Did he miss the part too about Appy's right turn signal being out and that she was going to get it fixed?

No, I was just confused by the reference to "get in the right lane." This thread is about two-lane roads. If I understood Appy's post, the person passed her on the right shoulder.

 

[newnickname]

sorry but thats like riding the horse to the vet because it has a broken leg

 

[PrepH4U]

Originally posted by newnickname
sorry but thats like riding the horse to the vet because it has a broken leg

No it's not like that at all! What did you expect her to do call a tow truck to take her trailer to get the blinker fixed? #1 the jerk shouldn't have been riding her bumper and IT wouldn't have had to go around. Besides you are not visualizing the problem here. If right blinker was not flashing and this big rig was stopped in the road. What moron would go around without being able to see what the rig was stopped for? And if she was turning left, that blinker would have been on. But in front of LaGrande there is no road or driveway to turn left.
Do you rent a tow truck to take your car to a mechanic to get it fixed? Same analogy about your horse /vet comment.:silly:

 

[czygvtwkr]

On occasion when turning left and someone tries to pass on the right shoulder I change my mind and start going forward again and watch them swear at me hahahaha.

 

[Broke90GSX]

Originally posted by czygvtwkr
On occasion when turning left and someone tries to pass on the right shoulder I change my mind and start going forward again and watch them swear at me hahahaha.

That's pretty funny until someone drunk with roadrage does something about it. Not that funny..hahaha

Rob

 

[aps45819]

I usually ease toward the right side of the lane when turning left off a two lane and have on occasion "cought" somebody over on the sholder and kept them there for a while.
The intersection of Rt.5 and St. Andrews is a good place to catch folks. When they turn right from St. Andrews onto northbound Rt.5, folks frequently pull onto the sholder as they round the turn. I'll pass them and then blast the horn when they start to pull back onto the highway.

 

[crazywkidz3]

all i have to say is that maryland drivers are crazy......i've had drivers pass me on the right just bc i'm doing 60 in a 55 and they want to be doin 70...... i see people passing on the right all the time i guess they just cabn't handle waiting for traffic and passing the the left....and i'm from ny and they think were crazy drivers

 

[itsbob]

Originally posted by Barbra
If I'm making a left turn, I'll actually sit my right side wheels over the right side white line. I do the same thing if I'm waiting for someone else to turn left. That means if the person(s) behind me are in that much of a hurry, they'll have to probably go off the road to pass me or there will be no room to pass @ all. Ya'll can if you don't like it.

Someone in PA suggested this too, and I ignored it.. I ppull as far to the left as I can when making a left turn, if for nothing else to give the inattentive drivers that don't see me until it's too late, an avenue of escape to get around me.
I honestly believe this saved my kids life, when as I was making a left turn off of a busy two lane highway in PA, I heard squealing tires, looked in my rearview mirror, and saw a LARGE Chevy Pick-up heading right for me, she veered at the last minute, went around me to the right, and came to a sliding stop about 100 feet past where I had stopped to trun left. The impact would have been horrendous, and if I had pulled to the right like you suggest she would have had NO choice but to hit me..