A 3-minute lesson from the Wyoming course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Lines on the road tell you which way traffic flows and whether you may pass or change lanes. Color tells direction; solid or broken tells permission. Lane signs and arrows tell you where a lane must go.
Know the rule
Overhead lane signs tell you which way you must go. If the sign says ONLY, you must go the way the arrow points. Arrows painted on the road mean the same as overhead arrows.
Broken yellow line: car A may pass if the way is clearSolid white line: lane changing is hazardousSolid yellow line in your lane: car A cannot passSolid yellow line in the oncoming lane: car A may pass if clearDouble yellow line: car A cannot pass
Put it into practice
On a two-lane highway, your side has a broken yellow line and the oncoming side has a solid yellow line. You may pass when the way is clear. Oncoming drivers, with the solid line on their side, may not.
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 solid yellow line on your side with a broken yellow line on the oncoming side means you may pass if the way is clear.
True
False
Answer: False
The p.65 diagrams show that with a solid yellow line in your lane Car A cannot pass; passing is allowed only when the solid line is in the oncoming lane.
