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Originally Posted by RLW
The reason I beleieve is that they know they are legal if on or to the right of the yellow and it is just a big dare to you.
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In actuality, it is not possible to ride the line with your motorcycle and not be in violation of RSA 265:22 (I have attached the applicable sentences below).
Many people mistakenly believe that a violation only occurs if the wheels of the vehicle actually cross the line into the incoming lane. However, that is not the case or intent of the RSA. If any part of the vehicle (including the body of the operator or passengers) are over the line then a violation occurs. It is not possible to put your tires on the yellow line without having part of your vehicle protuding over said line, hence violating RSA 265:22.
The operative words being "
drive any part of such vehicle to the left of".
Unfortunately, there a more than a few people that believe driving the line is OK.
"....When the single center line highway marking method is used, no driver of a vehicle shall, while proceeding along a way, drive any part of such vehicle to the left of or across an unbroken painted line ... and when the barrier line highway marking system is employed, no driver of a vehicle shall, while proceeding along a way, drive any part of such vehicle to the left of or across an unbroken painted line marked on the way in such driver's lane ..."