Georgia permit test: pavement markings
Yellow and white lines, passing zones, crosswalks, stop lines and special lanes. 5 questions.
You must stop for a stop sign, and there is a white stop line painted across your lane. Where do you stop?
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Sample pavement markings questions
You must stop for a stop sign, and there is a white stop line painted across your lane. Where do you stop?
- A At the stop line
- B Next to the stop sign itself
- C Inside the crosswalk
- D Wherever you can see cross traffic best
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A. At the stop line
When a stop line is present, drivers must come to a complete stop at the stop line, not at the actual stop sign or signal. Stop lines mark the point you should not cross.
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On a two-lane road you see a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line, with the solid line on your side. What does it mean?
- A You may pass when it is safe
- B You may not pass
- C Only oncoming traffic is barred from passing
- D You must change lanes now
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B. You may not pass
A solid yellow line on the right of the broken line applies to the lane you are in and marks a zone where passing is prohibited. If the line nearest you is solid, you are not in a passing zone.
On a four-lane road, two solid yellow lines mark the center. When may you cross them?
- A To pass a slow vehicle when the road is clear
- B Whenever traffic in your lanes is stopped
- C Never, for any reason
- D Only to turn left into or out of an alley, driveway or street
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D. Only to turn left into or out of an alley, driveway or street
On roads with four or more lanes, two solid yellow lines mark the center. You may cross them only to turn left into or from an alley, private road, driveway or another street.
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How far ahead of your left turn may you enter a center two-way left-turn lane in Georgia?
- A No more than 100 feet
- B No more than 500 feet
- C Any distance, as long as you signal
- D No more than 300 feet
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D. No more than 300 feet
Georgia law limits the center turn lane to left turns and lets you enter it no more than 300 feet from where you will turn. Watch for drivers from the other direction using the same lane.