If there is a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line, which statement is true?

If there is a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line, which statement is true?

• A. You must not pass if next to the solid line; a left turn across this marking to enter or leave the roadway is allowed if safe.
• B. You may pass from either side.
• C. Left turns are never allowed.
• D. You must stop before the line.

Answer: (A)

When center-line markings show a solid line on your side and a broken line on the opposite side, passing is not allowed from your lane, because the solid line means no passing there. The situation also allows a left turn across the center line into or out of a private road, driveway, or side street if it’s safe. So the statement that you must not pass when next to the solid line, and that a left turn across this marking to enter or leave the roadway is allowed if safe, matches these rules. The other ideas don’t fit: you can’t pass from either side, left turns aren’t forbidden (they’re allowed when turning into a driveway or onto a road if safe), and you don’t have to stop simply because of this line.

When center-line markings show a solid line on your side and a broken line on the opposite side, passing is not allowed from your lane, because the solid line means no passing there. The situation also allows a left turn across the center line into or out of a private road, driveway, or side street if it’s safe. So the statement that you must not pass when next to the solid line, and that a left turn across this marking to enter or leave the roadway is allowed if safe, matches these rules. The other ideas don’t fit: you can’t pass from either side, left turns aren’t forbidden (they’re allowed when turning into a driveway or onto a road if safe), and you don’t have to stop simply because of this line.