South Carolina permit test: pavement markings
Yellow and white lines, passing zones, crosswalks, stop lines and special lanes. 4 questions.
On a two-way road, there is a solid yellow line on your side and a dashed yellow line on the other side. May you pass?
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On a two-way road, there is a solid yellow line on your side and a dashed yellow line on the other side. May you pass?
- A Only during daylight hours
- B Yes, a dashed line on either side allows passing
- C No, passing is permitted only from the dashed side
- D Yes, if no oncoming car is in sight
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C. No, passing is permitted only from the dashed side
With a solid and a dashed yellow line together, passing is allowed only for drivers on the dashed side. If the solid line is on your side, stay in your lane.
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What do two solid yellow center lines mean?
- A Traffic on both sides travels the same direction
- B Passing is prohibited in both directions
- C The lane between them is a left-turn lane
- D Passing is allowed with care in both directions
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B. Passing is prohibited in both directions
Double solid yellow lines mark a two-way road where passing is prohibited in both directions. Stay on your side of the road.
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What may a shared center left-turn lane be used for?
- A Left turns by drivers from either direction
- B Passing slow vehicles when the road is clear
- C Left turns from one direction only
- D Through travel when the right lane is blocked
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A. Left turns by drivers from either direction
A shared center left-turn lane is reserved for left-turning vehicles from either direction. It is not for through traffic or passing, so enter it only to turn and watch for oncoming turners.
A road has a stop line painted before a crosswalk. When a signal tells you to stop, where should you stop?
- A Inside the crosswalk
- B Behind the stop line
- C At the far edge of the crosswalk
- D At the curb line of the cross street
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B. Behind the stop line
When you must stop, stop behind the stop line or crosswalk. If there is a stop line before the crosswalk, the stop line must be obeyed first. Stop lines also give large vehicles room to turn.