Pavement Markings

Yield line:

- a row of triangles in your lane, indicating the point at which you are required to yield

Painted medians with double solid yellow lines on both sides:

- area between two directions of travel on the same roadway. - may make a left turn across median into intersection, alley, private road, etc. - not a refuge to drive into

Bike lanes:

- identified by a wide solid white line with a bicycle symbol or a bike lane sign. - yield to bicycles

White chevrons

- may be used to inform you of fixed objects in the road ahead or other areas that are prohibited from vehicle use

Double solid white line:

- means you are not allowed to change lanes

Crosswalk:

- noted by white lines that outline an area where pedestrians cross the roadway. Drive with caution - remember that every corner is a crosswalk, whether it is marked or unmarked

Two-way special left turn lane:

- provided for making left turns - enter JUST before you want to make a turn, then wait in the left turn lane until traffic clears and you can safely complete the turns

Broken white line:

- separates lanes for traffic going in the same direction - crossing is permitted with caution

Dotted white line:

- short dotted lines placed closer together than a broken line - crossing is permitted with caution - EITHER USED FOR: - when used prior to an EXIT ramp or intersection, informs you that the lane you are traveling in will not continue on the same route, such as a right-turn only lane or an exit only lane on the freeway. If you do not change lanes, eventually you will be required to make a turn at an intersection or exit the freeway. - when used at a FREEWAY entrance ramp, it informs you that you are entering the freeway and must merge into traffic - when used within an INTERSECTION, it will help guide you through the intersection into the proper lane

Stop line

- the point at which you are required to stop. no duh

Solid white line:

- used for an edge or fog line

Wide solid white line:

- used to channel or direct traffic into specific lanes or at intersections and to separate bike lanes from traffic lanes - crossing is permitted but discouraged

Double solid yellow line:

- used to mark a center lane where passing is prohibited for both directions of traffic - can also be used to mark a painted median

Broken yellow line:

- used to mark the center of a two-way road used for traffic traveling in opposite directions where PASSING is permitted for both directions of travel

Solid yellow line:

- used to mark the left edge of one-way roads and ramps - when driving, should ALWAYS be to your left

Double line consisting of a yellow solid line and a yellow broken line:

- used to mark where passing is permitted for one direction of traffic, but not the other

White markings:

- used to separate lanes of traffic flowing in the same direction as well as to mark the right edge of travel lanes - also used for stop lines, crosswalks, symbols, and words

Yellow markings:

- used to separate traffic moving in opposite directions and to mark the left edge of one-way roads and ramps, two-way left turn lanes, and painted medians

Yellow diagonal stripes:

- used within a painted median to inform you of fixed objects in the road ahead or other areas that are prohibited from vehicle use - illegal to turn across