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Originally Posted by dgregory57
Thanks for the report!

Although, I do notice that the both vehicles crossed double yellow lines to pass... This is one situation where I think there is a gray area, but I wonder what a police officer might do if he wanted to be a jerk.

I have heard that new officers, in some jurisdictions during their probationary period, must issue tickets for all infractions they see... without imposing their own judgement about whether the ticket is reasonable. Even for things like a trailer hitch slightly obscuring a license plate (the example given to me by the person who told me of this policy)...

BTW - I want a camera now too...
In Canada, yellow lines are advisory only. White lines have legal meaning.
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