Originally Posted by
making
which ever side the soild yellow stripe is on means you cant cross the middle from that side. No matter what you are passing from a donkey to a bike to a car, cant cross the soild yellow.
This is not universally true, as others have pointed out. In Vermont, a double-yellow is merely an advisory marking. In the absence of a posted "No Passing" zone, you may pass ANY vehicle against a double-yellow (provided it is safe to do so, of course).