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Originally Posted by RNajarian
If you are traveling in the HOV lane and your exit is 1 mile away, you may not have a broken yellow/white line to exit before your exit. Happens to me all the time.
Consequently, I cross over the double yellow/white line to exit the freeway. Perhaps this is the circumstance in which it is discouraged but permitted.
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I understand the situation you describe and have found myself in the same circumstances a few times as well. However, crossing a solid double line, be it yellow or white, is
absolutely prohibited and is a violation. Never permissible.
The photo posted in the OP is especially confusing as it shows the solid white stripe but also a broken white line to the right of it. I would interpret that as one would a double yellow or white, with one of the lines broken, which means, if you have the broken side of the line marking the edge of your lane, you may cross the line when necessary.
In the photo then, the car-poolers are
prohibited from crossing the line (because it is a double white line with one line broken), but the traffic lanes may cross to enter the car pool lane. I could be wrong in that, but it certainly is confusing. And that quote by the traffic "expert" really muddies the waters as wdfifteen points out. I will go by the written code I mentioned, above. Solid single white means crossing is discouraged but not prohibited. Double line of any color, crossing is prohibited save if the broken side marks your lane edge.