Originally Posted by
Wogsterca
Your typical commercial truck is 9' wide, not including the mirrors, so a lane less then 10' wide isn't really usable by other then cars and bicycles. Such a street probably doesn't see a lot of traffic so using the opposing lane for passing shouldn't be a problem. There are several scenarios and the law typically doesn't differentiate. Unless you have read the actual laws, they may not say what you think they do. Unless you have studied law, they may not mean what you would interpret them as saying, either.
It really takes someone fighting the charges and getting a court to interpret the law to see what it really means.
Trucks use lanes less than 10 feet wide all the time around here. They drive on/over the centerline and opposing traffic either squeezes by or goes slightly offroad to pass.
Also, low traffic is only a small indicator of how easy it is to pass on a given roadway. Blind curves and hillcrests can make passing quite difficult even when opposing traffic is minimal.