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