Road Markings

Road Markings questions, California edition.

Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.

• What does a single solid yellow line down the center of the road mean? →
• A broken yellow line next to your lane means you may: →
• What does a single solid white line indicate? →
• You may cross a single set of double solid yellow lines to: →
• Broken white lines on a roadway are used to: →
• Double solid white lines on a freeway most often mark: →
• A limit line at an intersection is: →
• Two sets of solid double yellow lines spaced two or more feet apart are treated as: →
• A single solid white bike lane line typically turns into a dashed line where it approaches: →
• The purpose of a crisscross diagonal-crosswalk pattern painted at an intersection is to allow pedestrians to: →
• The blue wheelchair symbol painted on a parking space marks the space as what? →
• A white bicycle symbol painted on the pavement next to a solid white lane line marks the lane as what? →
• The word BIKE is painted in white inside a travel lane. What does this pavement legend identify? →
• A yellow center line has a solid line on your side and a broken line on the side used by oncoming traffic. What does this require of you? →
• A broken white line runs along the right edge of the roadway between the through lane and an exit ramp. What does it permit a driver to do? →
• A broken white line separates your lane from the lane to your left, both traveling in the same direction. What does this marking permit? →
• A single broken yellow line runs down the center of a two-way roadway. What does it permit a driver to do? →
• The word BUS is painted in white in a travel lane. What tells you who may use the lane and during which hours? →
• A series of wide white bars is painted across the road, parallel to the direction of traffic, like piano keys. What does this marking indicate? →
• A lane line becomes a series of closely spaced short white dots through an interchange. What does this dotted pattern tell you about the lane? →