You should never need to do so. If the driveway is on the opposite side of the road, find a way to enter it FROM that side of the road. If doing so isn't possible, then you have no choice-- enter the driveway by crossing the yellow lines.
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a driveway
Road, driveway, path, avenue, close?
Yes, the word 'driveway' is a noun, a singular, common, compound, concrete noun; a word for ashort road leading from a public road to a house or garage; a word for a thing.
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Only onto a major road or junction, or by a local ordinance. Otherwise we would all have a U shaped driveway. You need a turn-around area in your driveway. It certainly is not safe to come to a stop on the highway and back into your driveway nor is it safe to back out of your driveway onto the highway. I have a straight driveway and it's not illegal to back out onto a minor residential street.
The longest driveway in the world is Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road which is located in the United Arab Emirates. It is 7.3 miles in length and is considered a driveway because it ends in a car park.
Despite how unsafe it can be yes it is legal.
The driver travelling in reverse is almost always responsible. In this case, he would have had a duty to ensure the road was clear before backing out of the driveway.
A wrap around driveway wraps around the house, leading to the garage behind the house (usually the garage would not be visible from the road).
We drive on a parkway and park on a driveway because a parkway is defined a "a broad landscaped thoroughfare" and a driveway is defined as "a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds."