I think in essence we are saying the same thing. Solid white lines are to emphasise that you should stay in your lane. As Andy Knackstedt has said when referring to a driver who crossed the lines "your aggressor was a bad and dangerous driver and should have stayed in his or her own lane" so is saying that the solid white line shouldn't have been crossed. While solid white lines are designed to direct the traffic and emphasise that the traffic should not cross the line, unlike yellow lines, it is not strictly illegal to do so. However, any driver who does cross the white lines does so at their peril, and in the event of an accident will have a lot of questions to answer, and almost certainly be considered to be at fault. Although this may not sound as black and white (excuse the pun!) as you might have liked, the advice is that you shouldn't cross the solid white lines as they are designed to make you stay in your lane, and certainly not to do so if there is other traffic about.
A: Andy Knackstedt, of Land Transport New Zealand, says that a lane is defined as "a longitudinal strip of roadway ... separated from other parts of the roadway by a longitudinal line or lines or paint or raised studs ... " So solid or broken white lines define lanes, and in law there is no difference. The police agree. In practice, a solid white line is used to give warning of pedestrian crossings, intersections, on curves, at the edge of a road, or wherever emphasis is needed to remind you to stay in your lane. Your aggressor was a bad and dangerous driver, and should have stayed in his or her own lane. 作者: NewLynnHse 时间: 2017-12-12 16:46:10