New Hampshire permit test: pavement markings
Broken and solid lines, double lines, shared center turn lanes and other road markings. 10 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember7 key pavement markings rulesShow the rules
- A solid white line means drivers may not change lanes or pass another vehicle across it. (p. 29, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Yellow lines separate lanes moving in opposite directions. (p. 29, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- The edge line is white on two-way roads and on the right edge of one-way roads; only the left edge of one-way roads is yellow. (p. 29, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing in marked crosswalks or at intersections, even if no crosswalk lines are painted there. (p. 29, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- If there is no white stop line but a crosswalk is present, stop before the crosswalk. (p. 29, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- White arrows help guide drivers into the proper lanes for turning at intersections and for through traffic. (p. 30, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
- A shared center lane is for left turns only, by drivers from either direction. (p. 30, New Hampshire Driver's Manual (unknown) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample pavement markings questions
1.On a two-way road, what color is the edge line along the right side?
- ARed
- BWhite
- COrange
- DYellow
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✓ B. White
The edge line is white on two-way roads and on the right edge of one-way roads; only the left edge of one-way roads is yellow.
2.You are in a lane separated from the next lane by a solid white line. What may you NOT do?
- ADrive straight ahead
- BSlow down for traffic
- CChange lanes or pass
- DUse your headlights
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✓ C. Change lanes or pass
A solid white line means drivers may not change lanes or pass another vehicle across it.
3.What may a shared center turn lane be used for?
- AParking for deliveries
- BPassing slower vehicles
- CLeft turns from either direction
- DThrough traffic during rush hour
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✓ C. Left turns from either direction
A shared center lane is for left turns only, by drivers from either direction. It is not for through traffic or passing.
4.On a one-way road, what color is the edge line on the left side?
- AOrange
- BYellow
- CBlue
- DWhite
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✓ B. Yellow
Edge lines are white on two-way roads and on the right edge of one-way roads. The left edge of a one-way road is yellow.