A double solid yellow line runs down the center of the road. May you cross it to make a left turn into a side road?
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A.
No, double solid yellow is never crossable.
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B.
Yes, but only if no signs prohibit the turn for the next 100 feet.
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C.
Yes, but only after coming to a complete stop in your lane.
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D.
Yes, after waiting for oncoming traffic to clear. Correct
The answer is "Yes, after waiting for oncoming traffic to clear."
A double solid yellow line prohibits passing in both directions. You may still cross it to turn left into or out of a roadway after waiting for oncoming traffic to clear; the marking restricts overtaking, not turning. Treating 'no passing' as an absolute ban on crossing the line for any reason is what pulls a driver toward A, past the manual's explicit allowance for left turns to enter or exit a roadway.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. No, double solid yellow is never crossable.
Left turns across a double solid yellow are permitted to enter or exit a roadway, after yielding to oncoming traffic. This answer reads 'passing is not allowed' as an absolute prohibition on crossing the line for any reason, ignoring the manual's explicit allowance for left turns to enter or exit a roadway.
B. Yes, but only if no signs prohibit the turn for the next 100 feet.
The manual's only stated condition is waiting for oncoming traffic to clear; there is no 100-foot sign-check rule. This answer invents a 100-foot signage test that does not appear in the manual, which conditions the turn solely on yielding to oncoming traffic.
C. Yes, but only after coming to a complete stop in your lane.
The rule is to yield to oncoming traffic, then turn; stopping in the through lane is unsafe and not what the manual requires. This answer misreads 'after waiting for oncoming traffic to clear' as a mandatory complete stop in the travel lane, rather than yielding while positioned to turn.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Pavement Markings," p.22..
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