Lately I keep hearing everyone saying that you shouldn't pass someone on the shoulder when yo are driving, and I have no clue what it is...help??
2007-12-09 07:25:48 · 22 answers · asked by CATHERiNE 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
the shoulder is the side of the road where u dont drive .... u pull over when u get stopped or have to stop:)
2007-12-09 07:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by BlondieP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shoulder of the road refers to the side away from the dividing yellow lines. So in the United States the shoulder would be the right side of the road. You shouldn't pass on the shoulder because you pass cars in this country when there is a dotted center line (two solid yellow lines mean don't pass). The shoulder can be more pavement, grass or dirt, and even sometimes roads will not have a shoulder.
2007-12-09 07:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by Zack S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shoulder varies from road to road. It is the area, paved or not, to the right of the solid white line.
On roads that have at least 2 lanes in each direction (called divided multilane highway), the shoulder should be paved and 10 feet wide (not always the case). Also on these types of roads there is an INSIDE shoulder which is sometimes 4 feet wide and paved - located left of the solid yellow line.
On 2 lane roads (one lane in each direction), you might not always find a shoulder so PASSING is physically impossible on shoulder.
The specifications of shoulders vary from road to road.
Shoulders range from paved, dirt, gravel, or simply grass, or sometimes there is no shoulder.
would be easier to show pictures.
2007-12-09 13:41:54 · answer #3 · answered by jschmuck51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know how there are the yellow lines on the side of the road that cut off the very side of the right most lane? The part outside of that line is the shoulder. That area is for emergency stops usually.
2007-12-09 07:29:38 · answer #4 · answered by 01134 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shoulder is the portion of the road NOT PAVED.
YOU are not allowed to DRIVE on the shoulder but YOU are allowed to GO around someone on the shoulder if they are making a left turn.
ALL states are different.
2007-12-09 09:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by Southern Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shoulder is the strip of roadway on either side where regular traffic is not allowed. It is usually wide enough for one car. It is supposed to be used as a place to pull over if you have mechanical trouble with your car, or as a place for emergency vehicles to travel quickly during traffic jams. It is illegal to use the shoulder to pass another vehicle in a non-emergency situation.
On US highways and interstates, the shoulder is usually divided from the main part of the road by an unbroken white line.
In Europe, they call it a "verge" instead of a shoulder.
2007-12-09 07:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous Coward 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The shoulder is the area outside of the white line on the road. The shoulder can be a wide section of asphalt, or it can be grass or dirt. It is dangerous to pass on the shoulder, and in many places, you can be cited for it.
2007-12-09 07:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by lj1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shoulder is to the right of the right hand lane or the left of the left hand lane. often the shoulder is loose rock or gravel very dangerous to pass on the shoulder. also a big fine.
2007-12-09 07:29:43 · answer #8 · answered by brian d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "shoulder" is the part of the road that's paved, but you're not supposed to drive on it. But you can pull over onto it, in an emergency.
2007-12-09 07:32:22 · answer #9 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The side of the road next to the part of the where you drive
2007-12-09 07:29:49 · answer #10 · answered by Jaco W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋