Lane Markings
Yellow separates opposing traffic, white separates same-direction traffic. Dashed may be crossed, solid should not be, double solid must not be. Double solid yellow bans passing both ways; with one solid and one dashed, it depends on which is on your side. Never drive on or across a median. Stop before the stop line.
A bike lane and its hatched buffer belong to bicyclists; enter only for a legal turn. No right turn on red where there is a green bicycle box.
Example: the centerline is a solid yellow beside a dashed yellow, with the dashed line on your side. A slow car is ahead and no one is coming: you may pass. If the solid line were on your side, you could not.
Related questions
- The centerline is a double solid yellow line. What does it mean?
- The centerline has a solid yellow line on one side and a dashed yellow line on the other, with the dashed line on your side. You may:
- Two solid white lines separate the lanes. May you cross them to change lanes?
- A green bicycle box is painted ahead of the stop line. The light is red and you want to turn right. You should:
- A diamond symbol on signs and the pavement marks what kind of lane?
- The signal over a reversible lane shows a steady yellow X. What does it mean?
- Regarding hov, reversible and reserved lanes, which statement about the shared center turn lane is correct?
- When may you drive in a bike lane?
- What does the sign in the picture mean?
- A road has a shared center turn lane with yellow lines on both sides. Which of these is illegal?
- Your attention drifts and the car slowly wanders toward the lane line; the steering wheel gently nudges you back. Which feature is this?
- You are following a slow vehicle on a two-lane, two-way road. The centerline is a solid yellow line beside a dashed yellow line, and the solid line is on your side. What may you do?
- Which statement about yellow and white lines on the road is correct?
- You are driving on a multi-lane highway and the dashed white line beside your lane suddenly becomes short and closely spaced. What does this mean?
- You are about to turn right into a store parking lot. Next to the bike lane on your right is a buffer of two white lines with diagonal hatching. What should you do?
- Regarding what lane lines mean, which of the following is illegal?
- You reach an intersection with a stop sign. There is no stop line painted, but there is a crosswalk. Where should you stop?
- The in-pavement yellow lights at a crosswalk ahead start flashing, but you do not yet see anyone on the crosswalk. What should you do?
- The lane is marked with a bicycle and two chevrons. When you pass a bicyclist ahead of you, how much room must you leave at a minimum?
- You are picking up a friend. The curb in front of the store is painted red, and your friend says they will be out in two minutes. What should you do?
- You turn onto a country road with no pavement markings at all. How should you drive?
- Which statement about pavement markings is correct?
- Which marking is usually used for a reversible lane that changes direction?
- You enter the shared center turn lane to turn left into a parking lot. What is the farthest you may travel in that lane?
- The right lane is marked "BUS ONLY" on the pavement. Traffic ahead is backed up and that lane is empty. You are driving a private car. What may you do?
- You approach a diverging diamond interchange and the markings and signals guide you to the left side of the road. What should you do?
- In a diverging diamond interchange you have crossed to the left side as the markings directed. When do you cross back to the right?
- The bike lane markings along the curb break for a stretch of road. How should you treat that stretch?
- You see a bicycle symbol with two chevrons painted in your lane. What does this marking mean?
- Which pavement marking identifies a bike lane?