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Old 10-08-2012, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by AzNMpower32 View Post
NC uses the yellow trianglar "No Passing Zone" to demarcate the end of the overtaking zone on two lane roads where the dotted line becomes solid again due to a curve/visibility/intersection. Helpful when planning my somewhat-too-frequent overtaking jaunts, although I overshoot them anyway about 30% of the time because I only have 184 horses hauling 1900kg (4200lbs).

NC will put up the white "Do Not Pass" sign at places where one might be tempted to overtake but cannot. For example, a two-lane road that straightens out but has upcoming intersections or driveways, or a 4-lane divided highway that will end/merge within a few hundred metres. But they're really all advisory signs, and NC is fairly liberal in permitting overtaking/passing. As for enforcement........well there is none. I've driven in a lot of states and I'm confident in saying that NC is the most driver-friendly state I know of.
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I was talking about two lanes in the same direction. As in two lanes merging down to one, (like the first post references).


There are no other signs for dictating a 'passing zone" when you have two lanes IN THE SAME DIRECTION, with a dashed line between them.
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