According to the Texas manual, what are solid white lines used for on the pavement?
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A.
Pavement edge lines and shoulder markings Correct
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B.
Dividing traffic moving in opposite directions
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C.
Marking the center of a divided highway
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D.
Marking a no-passing zone on rural highways
The answer is "Pavement edge lines and shoulder markings"
The manual says solid white lines are used for pavement edge lines, shoulder markings, channelizing, transitions, and lane use control. Drivers who pick a no-passing use are copying the solid yellow rule and swapping its color in, since 'solid' has come to stand for 'no passing' in their memory of two-way roads.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Dividing traffic moving in opposite directions
Traffic moving in opposite directions is divided by yellow lines; white separates lanes traveling the same way. This answer ignores the color and reads any line running down the road as a divider between opposing traffic.
C. Marking the center of a divided highway
A divided highway is separated by a median or barrier, not by a pavement line; a painted center marking would not sit in one. This answer confuses the physical center of a divided highway with the painted center of an undivided road.
D. Marking a no-passing zone on rural highways
A no-passing zone is marked by a solid yellow line on the driver's side, not by a solid white line. This answer reads the word 'solid' as 'no passing' because that pairing is the one the manual makes for yellow center lines.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Markings in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Pavement Markings - Solid Lines," p.34..
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