You are driving on a road divided by double solid yellow lines. Which action does the manual permit?
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A.
Passing a slow car when the road ahead is clear
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B.
Changing lanes to move around a parked vehicle
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C.
Driving across the line to reach the shoulder
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D.
Turning left to enter a driveway Correct
The answer is "Turning left to enter a driveway"
Double solid lines block passing and lane changes, but you may cross them to turn left into or out of a driveway, or to make a U-turn. Choice A is the trap: a driver borrows the passing exception from a single solid line and applies it to double solid, where that exception does not exist.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Passing a slow car when the road ahead is clear
Double solid lines prohibit passing regardless of how clear the road looks. This answer treats double solid like a single solid line, where the obstruction rule opens a narrow passing window.
B. Changing lanes to move around a parked vehicle
Changing lanes is banned across double solid lines regardless of surrounding traffic. This answer uses the same clear-road logic that fails for passing, but lane changes here are barred outright.
C. Driving across the line to reach the shoulder
Reaching the shoulder is not among the manual's permitted exceptions. This answer assumes any move off the roadway is allowed, though the exception is limited to left turns and U-turns.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Pavement Markings: Edge and Lane Lines," p.32..
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