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A friend was driving through Nassau county when they crossed an HOV divider. They were issued two tickets:
"It’s the same thing with different wording. “Drove across hazard marking” and “disobeyed traffic control device”. The traffic control device and hazard marking being the HOV line."
Yup, it's not the same thing. This is basically the cop's way of saying "you're effed on this". Was your friend not so nice and friendly to the officer?
A friend was driving through Nassau county when they crossed an HOV divider. They were issued two tickets:
"It’s the same thing with different wording. “Drove across hazard marking” and “disobeyed traffic control device”. The traffic control device and hazard marking being the HOV line."
Is this standard practice?
Your 'friend' could have also been cited for improper lane change, failure to signal, and cause of potential hazardous conditions to other drivers. Consider yourself [er, I mean your friend] lucky.
Re: the solid white line... I would investigate fighting that... Maybe you can talk to an expert, but my understand is that in some (all?) states, crossing the solid while line is not prohibited, but "DISCOURAGED."
The MMUTCD (awkwardly) states: “Where crossing the lane line markings with care is permitted, the lane line markings shall consist of a normal broken white line.”
OK, you can cross if it is NOT solid. I think most people know that. But wait, there's more. The manual goes on to say this (again, awkwardly): “Where crossing the lane line markings is discouraged, the lane line markings shall consist of a solid white line.”
“So,” Church said, “contrary to common belief, a solid white line DISCOURAGES but does not outright prohibit crossing.”
No can do on the white line.
There is signage for it.
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