Florida Class E Knowledge ExamFlorida Road SignsHard
You are driving on a Florida street that has a single solid yellow line on your side of the roadway, next to a broken yellow line on the other side. What do these pavement markings mean for your vehicle?
- AYou are in a dedicated left-turn lane.
- BYou may pass if the way is clear, but oncoming traffic cannot.
- CYou may not pass, but oncoming traffic may pass if the way is clear.
- DNeither you nor oncoming traffic may pass.
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. You may not pass, but oncoming traffic may pass if the way is clear.
When a solid yellow line is on your side of the roadway next to a broken yellow line, it means that passing is prohibited for traffic on your side (the solid line side). However, oncoming traffic (on the broken line side) may pass if it is safe and clear to do so.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Dedicated left-turn lanes are typically marked by solid yellow lines on both sides and often have arrows.
- B. This is incorrect; a solid yellow line on your side prohibits passing.
- D. This describes double solid yellow lines, not a solid and a broken yellow line combination.
Solid Yellow Line with Broken Yellow Line (Pavement Marking)
Pavement markings indicating that passing is prohibited for traffic on the side with the solid yellow line, but permitted for traffic on the side with the broken yellow line, when safe.
- Separates traffic moving in opposite directions.
- Solid line on your side = no passing for you.
- Broken line on oncoming side = passing allowed for oncoming traffic.
- Reverses for oncoming traffic (broken on their side, solid on yours).
Memory trick: Solid line, no passing; broken line, you're gassing!