The manual describes two parallel lines painted across the road at an intersection. What does it call this marking?
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A.
Yield bar
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B.
Lane divider
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C.
Crosswalk Correct
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D.
Stop line
The answer is "Crosswalk"
The manual specifically names two parallel lines painted across the road as a crosswalk. The lane-divider answer in B trusts a rule of thumb that any pair of painted parallel lines on the road is a lane divider, without checking whether the lines run with traffic or across it.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Yield bar
The manual doesn't use 'yield bar' for any pavement marking at an intersection. This answer applies a term drivers pick up from freeway on-ramps to an intersection marking the manual describes with a different name.
B. Lane divider
Lane dividers run between lanes, not across the road. This answer trusts a rule of thumb that any pair of painted parallel lines on the road is a lane divider, without checking whether the lines run with traffic or across it.
D. Stop line
A stop line is the single white line painted across a lane, not the pair painted across the road. This answer uses 'stop line' as a general term for every white paint mark at an intersection, since that's the first pavement-marking name most drivers ever hear.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Stop and Crosswalk Lines," p.32..
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