And there are circumstances where it's both reasonable and expected to pass a vehicle over a double yellow line (a slow-moving agricultural vehicle or a horse a

And there are circumstances where it's both reasonable and expected to pass a vehicle over a double yellow line (a slow-moving agricultural vehicle or a horse and buggy, for instance). And there are definitely cases when it's preferable to closely cut a yellow light than risk a collision if you're being tailgated and don't have much faith in the person behind you stopping if you do. At best, the law codifies best practices for the typical case. At worst it's a tool used to selectively target some people over others. See, for example, the concept of "driving while Black".