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Section 8: Basic Driving

Section 9
Rules of the Road

Section 9: Rules of the Road

Pavement Markings

Marks painted on the road give you directions or warnings. They divide lanes and show where you may pass other vehicles or change lanes. They also mark turn lanes and crosswalks. They show where to stop for signs or traffic signals.

Yellow Lane Markings

Yellow lane marking. Two direction raodway, passing permitted.

Two direction raodway, passing permitted.

Yellow lane marking. Two-direction roadway, passing is only permitted when dashed line is on your side of the road.

Two-direction roadway, passing is only permitted when dashed line is on your side of the road.

Yellow lane marking. Two direction roadway, passing prohibited in both directions.
Two direction roadway, passing prohibited in both directions.

White Lane Markings

White lane marking. One direction roadway, passing permitted.

One direction roadway, passing permitted.

White lane marking. One direction roadway, separating express lane or carpool lane from general lanes—crossing prohibited

One direction roadway, separating express lane or carpool lane from general lanes—crossing prohibited

Crosswalks and Stop LinesDrivers often have questions on the specifics of crosswalks.

Crosswalks show where pedestrians may cross the road. At a stop sign or signal, you must stop behind the stop line or crosswalk. If crosswalks are not marked, you must stop before the intersection or stop sign. You must yield to pedestrians entering or in a crosswalk, even if it is not marked.
Crosswalk and stop lines.

Shared Center Left Turn Lane

There is a shared left turn lane in the middle of the roadway on many streets where making a left turn safely is hard. When using a shared left turn lane, check your mirrors; for vehicles ahead, signal left and check your left blind spot. Steer smoothly into the shared left turn lane; when traffic is clear, make your left turn.

When making a left turn from a shared turn lane, you may not enter the lane more than 500 feet before making the turn unless the last car is more than 500 feet from the intersection.

Shared center left turn lane
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