Iowa permit test: pavement markings
Yellow and white lines, passing zones, crosswalks, stop lines and special lanes. 4 questions.
What do yellow lines on the pavement separate?
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Sample pavement markings questions
What do yellow lines on the pavement separate?
- A Traffic moving in the same direction
- B Bike lanes from travel lanes
- C Traffic moving in opposite directions
- D Parking areas from the lanes of moving traffic
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C. Traffic moving in opposite directions
Yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions, and white lines separate traffic moving the same way. If you have a yellow line on your left, oncoming traffic is on the other side.
A row of solid white triangles across your lane points toward your car. What does it mark?
- A A pedestrian crosswalk
- B The start of a no-passing zone
- C A lane reserved for buses
- D The point where you should yield
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D. The point where you should yield
These are yield lines. They mark the point where you should yield when there is a Yield, Yield Here To Pedestrians, or Yield Here to Pedestrians and Bicycles sign.
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What may a shared left-turn lane in the center of the road NOT be used for?
- A Passing slower vehicles
- B Waiting to turn left
- C Turning left from either direction
- D Slowing before a left turn
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A. Passing slower vehicles
A shared left-turn lane is for left turns from either direction. You may enter it and stop before turning, but you may never use it to pass, because drivers coming the other way may be in it.
When may you drive in a marked bicycle lane?
- A Whenever no bicyclist is in sight
- B Whenever traffic in your own lane has come to a full stop
- C Only to make a turn, after checking for bicyclists
- D Only during daylight hours
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C. Only to make a turn, after checking for bicyclists
You may enter a bicycle lane only to make a turn, and you must look carefully beside and behind you for bicyclists first. Bike lanes are marked with solid white lines and bicycle symbols.