You approach a lane divider on a Texas roadway that consists of two solid white lines side by side. What does the manual say about this marking?
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A.
Crossing is allowed to move into a turn lane
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B.
Crossing is allowed only when passing a slow vehicle
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C.
Crossing is allowed only for emergency vehicles
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D.
Crossing the lines is prohibited Correct
The answer is "Crossing the lines is prohibited"
The manual says crossing is prohibited where there is a pavement marking of double solid white lines. Drivers who read it as 'allowed with a good reason' are stretching the broken-line passing exception across to a solid marking that the manual gives no exception for.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Crossing is allowed to move into a turn lane
A turn lane is entered across a broken or dashed line; the double solid white is not the divider you use for that move. This answer reads any lane divider as crossable when a turn is coming, because that is the everyday move drivers make on most roads.
B. Crossing is allowed only when passing a slow vehicle
The manual lists no passing exception for double solid white; overtaking a slower car does not qualify. This answer stretches the broken-line passing exception to a solid marking and treats the two as interchangeable.
C. Crossing is allowed only for emergency vehicles
The manual writes the double-solid-white rule as an absolute; there is no emergency-vehicle carve-out attached to it. This answer reaches for the general idea that emergencies bend traffic rules and applies it to a marking that carries no exception.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Pavement Markings - Solid Lines," p.34..
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