Originally Posted by
memebag
How do you know when it is safe to do so if you can't see oncoming traffic and how fast it is approaching? Maybe Texas is different. Folks drive real f-ing fast here.
Assume there is a speeding car that is just beyond where you can see.
Ascertain the time/distance it will take you to pass the slow moving vehicle.
Add the distance a speeding car could cover in that time.
add a safety buffer for margin of error.
If the farthest point you can see is farther than the distance you will travel in the pass, plus the distance a speeding car could cover in that time, plus a margin for error, and it's safe to pass.
This is what you're doing, or should be doing, in every passing situation, regardless of yellow or white lines, and regardless of the speed of the vehicle your passing.
Its just that a slow moving vehicle significantly changes the results of the equation, because a car coming like a bat of hell can only travel so far in the very limited time it takes you to overtake a very slow moving vehicle.
What aren't you grasping here?