A 3-minute lesson from the Kentucky course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Pavement markings—lines, arrows, words and symbols painted on the road—divide lanes, show when you may pass or change lanes, mark turn lanes and pedestrian walkways, and show where to stop. Yellow lane markings appear on two-direction roads; white lane markings on one-direction roads.
You may not pass when there's a solid line on your side of the broken line. You may pass when the solid yellow line is on the left side of the broken yellow line—and only if no vehicles are coming. Signs also mark where passing is legal or illegal.
When a sign or signal requires you to stop, stop behind the stop line, crosswalk, or sign or signal. If there's a stop line before the crosswalk, obey the stop line first.
Lanes whose direction of travel changes, controlled by signals over each lane—the handbook shows a red X over a lane closed to you and green arrows over open lanes.
On a two-lane road you see a solid yellow line on your side and a broken yellow line beside it on the other side. You may not pass—though drivers coming the other way may.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
A lane marked with a 'Shared Center Lane Left Turn Only' sign is reserved for:
Rush-hour traffic in the peak direction
Left turns from either direction
Passing slower vehicles
Buses and emergency vehicles
Answer: Left turns from either direction
This lane is reserved for left-turning vehicles from either direction and is not to be used for through traffic or passing.
