![]() ![]() If you have experience driving the LA area freeways you will know exactly what we mean. However, the freeways can also be terribly crowded – ever spent some time crawling over the 405 from the Getty Center north to the Valley? Ever spent time sluggishly moving towards downtown on the 101 to the 110 Four-Level Interchange? How about the crazy 91 freeway stuck in the non toll/non carpool lanes – Santa Ana Canyon? On any number of area freeways you can experience horrific traffic. Purchase The Freeways of Los Angeles for only $2.99 as a Kindle Book on Amazon !!Īnother feather in the cap of the Los Angeles Freeway system! We stand alone at the top: When there is little traffic on the freeways, typically extremely late at night but during the day as well depending on which freeway in question and the time of day, they work wonderfully – you can zip around from city to city, from freeway to freeway just like that. The freeways in Los Angeles were among the first and oldest in the nation.įor those interested in freeway history, look up Randolph Collier (northern California native) who is often dubbed ‘ the father of the freeways‘. There is an intensity and power found on Los Angeles freeways rarely found in other big cities. The logo of Los Angeles could be a number of things, but it might very well in fact be one of the automobile. The people of Southern California are in a love hate relationship with their freeways. Yreka, CA Los Angeles, CA – LA Freeways, Los Angeles Freeways – The freeways of Los Angeles and Orange County. MUTCD HOV Lane Markings So make sure that you enter and exit the carpool lane where there are broken white lines and you’ll keep yourself from breaking the law and hopefully keep yourself safe.Statue, Randolph Collier, Father of the Freeways – ![]() The change is obviously still happening and I imagine it will be an ongoing project for years to come. Cal Trans started making the change back in 2010 in order to comply with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( MUTCD). Many carpool or HOV lanes had double yellow lines painted beside them to make it clear that no one should enter or exit the carpool lane. (b) Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle displaying a red light or siren, as specified in Section 21806, a person driving a vehicle in an exclusive or preferential use lane shall exit that lane immediately upon determining that the exit can be accomplished with reasonable safety So Why Did The California Department of Transportation Make the Change to White? You Can Only Cross Over the Double White Lines When An Emergency Vehicle Is Coming California Vehicle Code Section 21655.8 states: (a) Except as required under subdivision (b), when exclusive or preferential use lanes for high-occupancy vehicles are established pursuant to Section 21655.5 and double parallel solid lines are in place to the right thereof, no person driving a vehicle may cross over these double lines to enter into or exit from the exclusive or preferential use lanes, and entrance or exit may be made only in areas designated for these purposes or where a single broken line is in place to the right of the exclusive or preferential use lanes. (b) If double parallel solid white lines are in place, a person driving a vehicle shall not cross any part of those double solid white lines, except as permitted in this section or Section 21655.8. So can you cross over the white lines? No, You Cannot Legally Cross Over the Double White LinesĬalifornia Vehicle Code Section 21460 (b) makes it clear that you cannot cross over the double white lines. Most people clearly understand that it is illegal to cross over double yellow lines per California Vehicle Code Section 21460 (a): “If double parallel solid yellow lines are in place, a person driving a vehicle shall not drive to the left of the lines, except as permitted in this section.” One exception would be if you are “turning to the left at an intersection or into or out of a driveway or private road…” ( California Vehicle Code Section 21460 (d)(1)) But the new white lines have people confused. People Understand Not to Cross Over Double Yellow Lines, But What About Double White Lines? If you’re confused about those new double white lines next to the carpool lane in California, you are not alone. ![]()
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