Road Markings

Road Markings questions, Oregon edition.

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

• On Oregon roads, what color is used for pavement markings that separate traffic moving in opposite directions? →
• You see a solid white line on the right edge of the lane you are driving in. What is its purpose? →
• You're driving on an Oregon road with a broken white line between your lane and the next. What does this line tell you? →
• What do white pavement markings separate on an Oregon road? →
• You see a center lane on an Oregon road bordered on both sides by a solid yellow outer line and a broken yellow inner line, with left-turn arrows painted in both directions. How may you use this lane? →
• 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? →
• You see a painted median on an Oregon road bordered by double solid yellow lines on both sides. How may you use this area? →
• On the road ahead you see an area marked with yellow diagonal stripes. What does this area indicate? →
• You're on a freeway approaching an exit. Your lane is separated from the lane to your left by a dotted white line (short dashes placed closer together than a broken line). What is this dotted line telling you? →
• You're driving on a downtown street in an Oregon city and see a lane painted solid red with the words 'BUS ONLY' marked inside it. May you drive there to bypass slow traffic? →
• 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? →