Oklahoma permit test: pavement markings and lane use
Yellow and white lines, no-passing lines and lane-use markings. 10 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember7 key pavement markings and lane use rulesShow the rules
- A solid yellow line in your lane means do not pass. (p. 27, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A broken yellow line on a two-lane, two-way road means traffic moves in opposite directions and passing is permitted when it is safe. (p. 27, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Two solid yellow lines down the middle split a four-lane highway in half. (p. 32, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A solid yellow line on your left means you are on the proper side of the road. (p. 32, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- On a three-lane highway, drivers from either direction may use the center lane only for left turns. (p. 32, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- White dashes separate lanes going the same direction, and passing is permitted when it is safe. (p. 32, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A solid white line means traffic on both sides moves the same way, but passing is hazardous, as when approaching an intersection or merge area. (p. 32, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample pavement markings and lane use questions
1.You are driving on a gravel road with no lane markings. What does the handbook expect of you?
- AFollow the car ahead's path
- BDrive down the middle
- CDrive in the proper lane anyway
- DDrive anywhere on the road
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✓ C. Drive in the proper lane anyway
Lanes on dirt, gravel and some rural roads may not be marked, but they are there anyway, and you must always drive in the proper lane.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 32
2.On a two-lane road, there is a solid yellow line on your side of the center line. What may you do?
- APass slow vehicles only
- BPass if the road looks clear
- CPass only during daylight
- DNot pass, but cross it to turn left
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✓ D. Not pass, but cross it to turn left
A solid yellow line in your lane means do not pass. You may cross the center line only to turn left.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 27
3.You need to turn left into a driveway across a double solid yellow center line. Is that allowed?
- AOnly with a police escort
- BYes, you may cross it to turn left
- CNo, you may never cross it
- DOnly if you are passing
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✓ B. Yes, you may cross it to turn left
Single or double solid yellow lines mean do not pass, but you may cross the line to turn left.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 32
4.How is a four-lane highway divided in the center?
- ABy white dashed lines
- BBy a solid white line
- CBy two solid yellow lines
- DBy a single broken yellow line
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✓ C. By two solid yellow lines
Two solid yellow lines down the middle split a four-lane highway in half. A dashed white line separates the two lanes going each way.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 32