A road has a combination centerline with a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line. The broken line is on your side. What are you allowed to do?
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A.
You may pass if conditions are safe Correct
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B.
You may not pass under any conditions
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C.
You may pass only during daylight hours
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D.
You may pass only if oncoming traffic yields
The answer is "You may pass if conditions are safe"
On a combination line the driver on the broken-line side may pass when it is safe, while the driver on the solid-line side may not. The daylight condition in C is imported from headlight rules and grafted onto a lane-marking question where it does not belong.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. You may not pass under any conditions
That is the rule for a solid yellow line on your side, not a broken one. This answer reads any yellow centerline as an outright no-passing marking.
C. You may pass only during daylight hours
The manual does not restrict combination-line passing to daylight; the rule turns on which line is on your side. This answer adds a daylight condition that belongs to headlight rules, not lane markings.
D. You may pass only if oncoming traffic yields
Oncoming traffic does not yield to a passing driver; the passing driver must find a safe gap. This answer inverts the yielding relationship, treating passing as a right rather than a maneuver you must clear yourself.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Pavement Markings," p.22..
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