here in alabama it is illegal also.

 

Dont forget the...Slowin down for Green light and speedin up for yellow light.

 

yep! Forgot that...probably many more too!!!

 

LOL As someone new to the states, ya WOULD think those are legal after watchin traffic behaviour for a while wouldn't ya. I was watchin a movie one time...think it was 'bout some outterspace alien...and he was tryin to learn how to drive...when asked 'bout the rules of traffic lights he said, "Red means stop. Green means go. Yellow means go very fast."

Oh yeah...passin on the shoulder of the road is illegal in TN too.

 

Here in NJ you can't go onto the shoulder whether paved or otherwise, to pass a car either while it's moving (obvious) or while it's stopped making a left turn (not so obvious).

It's an antiquated law imo. For one, the police rarely enforce it unless there's an accident. Two, everyone does it. If you're the unlucky one who gets the cop who's in a bad mood, you get a ticket equal to passing a stopped school bus.

I'd rather see it changed to allow the passing at a much reduced speed.

 

We do it in large groups.

 

Ticket in MD and VA.

 

you can never use the shoulder of any roadway to pass slower or sttoped traffic,the only exception would be an emergency where you are directed to do so by johnny law,

 

Yeah, I remember that film - Star Man, I believe.

Interesting. Yes, if I remember from my motorcycle riding days in the U.S., it was illegal where I was from (CO), too. Traffic laws are actually very strict, here in Japan - you can't even make a left turn (we drive on the opposite side of the road here) on red, but I think that's because there are a LOT of blind intersections. It is quite difficult to get a license to operate big (over 400cc) motorcycles. They require over 30 hours on the driving range, under the supervision of an instructor and lots of money.

 

Only place I can think where it's seeming legal ( I can't confirm , but see it done....ALOT ) would be in Texas.