A 3-minute lesson from the Montana course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Lines on the pavement tell you where you may pass, change lanes, turn and stop. Yellow lines separate traffic going opposite ways; white lines separate lanes going the same way.
Know the rule
Solid lines along the side of the road mark its edge. Lines between same-direction lanes are white; lines between opposite-direction traffic are yellow.
When a sign or signal requires you to stop, stop before the stop line, or before the crosswalk if there is one. Yield to pedestrians in or about to enter a crosswalk — and remember not all crosswalks are marked.
A lane that carries traffic one way at certain times and the opposite way at others, usually marked with double-dashed yellow lines. Check signs or signals before using it.
A center lane marked on each side by a solid and a dashed yellow line, used by traffic from both directions for left turns (and U-turns where permitted).
You're stuck behind a slow truck. On your side of the center line is a solid yellow line; the oncoming side is dashed. You may not pass here — wait until the dashed line is on your side and it's safe.
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 broken yellow centerline on your side of the road means you may:
Never cross it under any circumstance
Cross it only to make a U-turn
Cross it to pass when safe
Cross it only to turn right
Answer: Cross it to pass when safe
A broken yellow centerline may be crossed to overtake or pass when it is safe to do so.
