Pavement Markings

Chapter 5: Signs, Pavement Markings, and Signals Pt. 2

What color are pavement markings?

• Yellow

• White

What do white lines do?

Separate traffic going the same way

Where can you pass?

The broken white lines

What do solid white lines or fog lines help with?

Staying on the road at night or in bad weather

Can you cross solid white lines to pass?

No

What can white lines designate?

• Sharp curves

• Freeway acceleration

• Deceleration lanes

• Dangerous lane changes

What does a double solid white line mean?

Driving in the same direction on both sides of the line is permitted

Can you cross a double solid white line?

No

Where are the solid white crosswalk lines or stripes placed?

At and between intersections

Where should you stop in correlation to a crosswalk?

Behind

What do stop lines look like at intersections?

Solid white lines across traffic lanes

What should you do if there are no stop lines or crosswalks?

Stop before entering the intersection

Where are the stop lines?

Left and right parallel lines before the intersection

What do directional arrows look like?

Wide white arrows on the center of a traffic lane

Where are the only legal lanes to make right turns?

The lanes with directional arrows

What is a green bicycle lane?

A bike lane intersections or driveways that conflicts with cars

Can you drive, pass, turn, park, pull-over or make deliveries at a bike lane?

No

What do shared lane markings alert to?

• Proper lane positioning

• Traffic flow

What do yellow lines do?

Separate lanes of traffic moving in different directions

What do broken yellow lines mean?

Marks the two-way road where a vehicle can pass

Can you cross a solid yellow line?

No

Where can you pass?

• One-way with separated white lines

• Two-way with separated yellow lines

Can you cross a double solid yellow line on a two-lane road?

No

When is crossing a double yellow line allowed?

• Driveway

• Crossroad

• Parking