Road Markings
Lane lines, edge lines, crosswalks, and pavement markings.
Road Markings rules in Texas follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the Texas driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Road Markings questions, Texas edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- According to the Texas manual, what color are the lines painted across a road to mark a pedestrian crosswalk? →
- White stop lines are painted across the pavement at a Texas signal. When the line is present, where does the manual say you must stop? →
- On a one-way road with several marked lanes, what color is the broken lane line between your lane and the next? →
- 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? →
- On a Texas multi-lane highway with four or more lanes, what does the manual say about the double yellow line down the center? →
- You are driving on a two-lane rural road with a broken yellow center line. According to the manual, when may you cross that line? →
- You reach a traffic light that requires you to stop at an intersection with no white stop line painted. Where does the manual say to stop? →
- You are driving on a Texas interstate highway. What does a solid yellow line at the LEFT edge of your lane tell you? →
- According to the Texas manual, what are solid white lines used for on the pavement? →
- You approach a single solid white line separating your lane from the next lane going the same direction on a Texas road. According to the manual, what does this marking tell you about crossing it? →
- The blue wheelchair symbol painted on a parking space marks the space as what? →
- A white bicycle symbol painted on the pavement next to a solid white lane line marks the lane as what? →
- The word BIKE is painted in white inside a travel lane. What does this pavement legend identify? →
- A yellow center line has a solid line on your side and a broken line on the side used by oncoming traffic. What does this require of you? →
- A broken white line runs along the right edge of the roadway between the through lane and an exit ramp. What does it permit a driver to do? →
- A broken white line separates your lane from the lane to your left, both traveling in the same direction. What does this marking permit? →
- A single broken yellow line runs down the center of a two-way roadway. What does it permit a driver to do? →
- The word BUS is painted in white in a travel lane. What tells you who may use the lane and during which hours? →
- A series of wide white bars is painted across the road, parallel to the direction of traffic, like piano keys. What does this marking indicate? →
- A lane line becomes a series of closely spaced short white dots through an interchange. What does this dotted pattern tell you about the lane? →
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