![]() Special lane-use control signals show you if you can use a reversible lane or not. Free lane capacity is used to improve traffic flow in peak hours and during special events. You will see reversible lanes on highways where certain lanes are open for traffic in one direction during morning commute and in the other direction during evening commute. Users often misunderstand the arrows painted on the pavement, thinking that the lane is for both left and right turns. You should only enter this lane when preparing for a left turn. You cannot use this lane as a normal travel lane or use it to pass other vehicles. The broken yellow line is inside two-way left-turn lane and the solid line is painted toward the adjacent traffic lane as shown in the illustration. This lane is used by traffic in either direction as part of a left-turn maneuver. Two-way Center Turn LaneĪ center lane with a normal broken yellow line and a normal solid yellow line on each side indicate a two-way left-turn lane. You should make sure you know and understand the law in your state. Unless state law specifies otherwise, you may also be allowed to make a U-turn across a single or a a double yellow line. You can cross yellow lines in a no-passing zone to turn left turn into a driveway or side road. If state laws prohibit passing or if you don’t have a clear view of the road ahead, stay behind the bicyclist until it is safe to pass. Don’t try to pass the bicyclist by giving less clearance or squeeze the bicyclist off the road. ![]() In many situations, it may be dangerous to pass. Remember, the solid yellow line is there for a reason. When a bicyclist is traveling so slowly as to constitute an obstruction, a motorist may cross the center line in a no-passing zone if the way is clear and it is safe to do so. In Florida, as an example, you may cross the lines when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway. Some states make an exception for slow-moving bicycles or other obstructions in your travel lane. You may not cross these lines to pass other vehicles. Solid yellow lines mark no-passing zones. Don’t drive to the left of the center, unless you must cross the lines to turn left.Ĭrossing Solid Yellow Lines to Pass a Bicyclist If you travel on an undivided two-way roadway with four or more lanes, the center of the road is marked with a solid double yellow line. Two normal solid yellow lines mean that traffic from either direction is prohibited from passing. Where there is one solid yellow line and one broken yellow line, traffic traveling adjacent to the broken line may pass other vehicles with care, but traffic traveling adjacent to the solid line is prohibited from passing. Traffic traveling in either direction may pass other vehicles with care and when the way ahead is clear. Two normal solid yellow lines (a double yellow line).Ī normal broken yellow line marks a two-direction passing zone. A double yellow line, one of which is a normal broken yellow line and the other is a normal solid yellow line. On a two-way roadway, the yellow center markings can consist of: Remember: if there is a yellow line is on your right and a white line on your left, you are going the wrong way.Ī yellow (center) line must always be on your left! The right edge of the roadway is marked with a normal solid white line (edge line). There is usually one on each side of the divider. The yellow line often marks the edge of the median or divider. ![]() If there is a single solid yellow line painted on the left edge, you are traveling on a divided highway or a one-way street. You are on a two-way roadway and must drive to the right of these lines. On a road with yellow lines in the center of the road, traffic travels in opposite directions. ![]() Yellow lines separate traffic in opposite directions and white lines separate traffic lanes moving in the same direction. When you see white and yellow lines separate travel lanes or mark the center of the road, they tell you if traffic is traveling in one or two directions. Other colors exist, but white and yellow are the most common colors and the ones you must know the meaning of for your written DMV test and permit practice. Pavement markings are typically white or yellow. ![]()
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