What is one use of a solid white line on a Nevada roadway?
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A.
Separates traffic lanes moving in opposite directions
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B.
Marks the center of a two-way turn lane
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C.
Marks the highway edge or a shoulder boundary Correct
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D.
Indicates an exit-only lane on the freeway
The answer is "Marks the highway edge or a shoulder boundary"
Solid white lines do two related jobs. Between lanes moving the same direction, they mean do not change lanes or pass. At the edge of the roadway, they mark the boundary between the travel lane and the shoulder. Both uses come from the same rule set for white markings.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Separates traffic lanes moving in opposite directions
Separating traffic moving in opposite directions is the job of yellow lines, not white ones. This answer remembers seeing a solid stripe down the middle of a two-lane road but skips the color code: markings between opposing lanes are painted yellow.
B. Marks the center of a two-way turn lane
The center of a two-way turn lane is bordered by paired solid-and-broken yellow lines, not by solid white lines. This answer pictures a center turn lane as a solid-outlined chute and defaults to white, forgetting that any pavement stripe bordering opposing-direction traffic is painted yellow.
D. Indicates an exit-only lane on the freeway
Exit-only lanes on a freeway are marked by dotted white lines, not solid white lines. This answer recalls that the paint changes at a freeway exit but not which pattern signals it, so treats every white freeway marking as one category.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in Nevada. Source: Nevada Driver Manual, "Signs, Signals and Markings - Highway Markings," p.32..
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