What describes the pavement striping for the edges of a two-way left-turn lane?

What describes the pavement striping for the edges of a two-way left-turn lane?

• A. Two solid lines
• B. Dashed outside lines; solid inside lines
• C. Solid lines outside; dashed lines inside
• D. Dashed inside lines; dashed outside lines

Answer: (B)

The center two-way left-turn lane is a shared space used only for making left turns, so the edges are marked to show where you can cross lines and where you cannot. The edges are dashed on the outer sides and solid on the inner sides. This setup lets drivers cross into or out of the turn lane from the adjacent lanes when it’s safe, while keeping the boundary with the neighboring through lanes solid so you don’t stray into traffic you’re not turning into. In practice, you may move into the center turn lane from a through lane when turning, but you should not cross the solid inner boundaries into the adjacent through lanes while using the center lane.

The center two-way left-turn lane is a shared space used only for making left turns, so the edges are marked to show where you can cross lines and where you cannot. The edges are dashed on the outer sides and solid on the inner sides. This setup lets drivers cross into or out of the turn lane from the adjacent lanes when it’s safe, while keeping the boundary with the neighboring through lanes solid so you don’t stray into traffic you’re not turning into. In practice, you may move into the center turn lane from a through lane when turning, but you should not cross the solid inner boundaries into the adjacent through lanes while using the center lane.