You are on a two-lane road with a single broken yellow centerline. What does the manual say about passing?
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A.
Passing is permitted on either side when safe conditions exist. Correct
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B.
Passing is permitted only by the driver in the right lane.
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C.
Passing is prohibited in both directions on this roadway.
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D.
Passing is permitted only during daylight hours.
The answer is "Passing is permitted on either side when safe conditions exist."
A single broken yellow centerline marks a two-way, two-lane road where drivers in either direction may pass when the road ahead is clear. Choice C is the trap for drivers reaching for the double solid yellow centerline rule, where passing is prohibited in both directions, and misapplying that restriction to a single broken yellow line.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Passing is permitted only by the driver in the right lane.
On a two-lane, two-way road, both directions share the same passing rule. This answer borrows the keep-right lane-discipline convention from multi-lane one-way roads and stamps it onto a two-way centerline's passing rule.
C. Passing is prohibited in both directions on this roadway.
That restriction fits a double solid yellow centerline, not a single broken yellow line. This answer carries the double solid yellow no-passing rule over and applies it to the opposite marking.
D. Passing is permitted only during daylight hours.
Daylight is not the condition for this marking; the rule turns on whether safe conditions exist. This answer falls back on the general driver's-ed habit of saving risky maneuvers for daylight instead of reading the marking's 'safe conditions' rule.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Pavement Markings," p.22..
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