A solid yellow line runs along your side of a two-way Texas road. What does the manual say this line marks?
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A.
A shoulder for disabled vehicles.
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B.
A two-way left-turn lane.
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C.
A no-passing zone. Correct
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D.
A one-way street.
The answer is "A no-passing zone."
A solid yellow line on your side of the road marks a no-passing zone in Texas. Drivers who pick the center-turn-lane option are reaching for a familiar yellow-bordered lane they cross on every commute rather than the no-passing rule the manual teaches for a single solid yellow.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A shoulder for disabled vehicles.
The shoulder is set off by a solid white edge line, not by yellow. Assumes a solid line hugging the driver's lane must mark the shoulder, when the manual reserves that role for solid white pavement edge and shoulder markings.
B. A two-way left-turn lane.
A two-way left-turn lane is bordered by a solid yellow paired with a broken yellow, not by a single solid yellow. Reaches for the center-turn-lane answer whenever a Texas question mentions yellow paint, without checking whether a broken yellow line is present.
D. A one-way street.
One-way lanes are separated by broken white lines, not by yellow. Guesses that yellow paint on the driver's side signals a one-way flow, when the manual marks lanes on a one-way road with broken white lines instead.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers (Solid and Broken Lines)," p.34..
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