Traffic Control Devices and Pavement Markings Flashcards
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What does a solid white line along the right edge of a roadway indicate?
Answer: The edge of the travel lane and where the shoulder begins
A solid white edge line (fog line) marks the right boundary of the travel lane, separating it from the shoulder or roadside.
What does a double solid yellow center line mean?
Answer: Passing is prohibited in both directions
A double solid yellow center line means neither direction of traffic may cross the line to pass or turn left across it.
A broken (dashed) white line between lanes on a multi-lane road means:
Answer: Lane changes are permitted when it is safe to do so
Broken white lines between same-direction lanes indicate that drivers may change lanes when it is safe, yielding to other traffic.
What does a solid yellow line on your side of the center line mean?
Answer: You may not pass in your direction
A solid yellow line on your side of the roadway prohibits passing in your direction, even if the other side has a dashed line.
A white stop bar painted across a lane at an intersection means:
Answer: You must stop with the front of your vehicle behind the bar
A stop bar is a solid white line indicating exactly where you must stop your vehicle at a stop sign or red light — behind the bar, not on or over it.
Yellow diagonal stripes in a traffic lane (called a 'gore area') indicate:
Answer: An area you must not drive through, used to separate diverging or merging lanes
Gore areas with diagonal yellow stripes separate merging or diverging traffic flows and are not to be driven through.