A 3-minute lesson from the South Dakota course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Lines, arrows, words and symbols on the road divide lanes, show when you may pass, mark turn lanes and walkways, and show where to stop. In the handbook's examples, yellow center lines divide two-direction roads and white dashed lines divide one-direction lanes.
Center and lane lines
Center and lane lines
Marking
Meaning
Double yellow line
Two-direction road: no passing in either direction
Solid and dashed yellow
Passing permitted only when the dashed line is on your side
When a sign or signal requires you to stop, stop behind the stop line, crosswalk, stop sign or signal. If there's a stop line before the crosswalk, obey the stop line first; if no crosswalk is apparent, stop before entering the intersection.
A center lane reserved for left turns (or U-turns where permitted) by traffic from either direction, marked on each side by solid and dashed yellow lines.
You need to turn left into a store on a street with a shared center lane. Signal, check that no one coming the other way is using the lane, move into it when safe, then turn once there's a safe gap in oncoming traffic.
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 double yellow line on a two-direction roadway means what?
Passing is permitted with caution
Passing is permitted in both directions
Passing is prohibited in both directions
The road is one-way
Answer: Passing is prohibited in both directions
A double yellow line indicates passing is prohibited in both directions on a two-direction roadway.
