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Hawaii: Pavement markings — Part 2 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “What are edgelines?” · “What do white arrows or words painted in a traffic lane indicate?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Hawaii Driver's Manual" (2023), Hawaii Department of Transportation.

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  1. What do red pavement markings or reflectors indicate?

    Night view from above of a grey car with headlights on, heading up a two-lane road with white lines; red reflectors glow along both edges and the middle.
    • A roadway that must not be entered or used
    • A lane reserved for left turns only
    • The exact place at which to stop
    • A zone where passing is prohibited
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    Correct answer: A roadway that must not be entered or used

    Red pavement markings or reflectors indicate a roadway that must not be entered or used.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. What are edgelines?

    • Broken white lines that separate lanes moving in the same direction
    • Solid white lines painted across the lanes at intersections or crosswalks
    • Double yellow lines that mark the center where passing is prohibited
    • Solid white or yellow lines along the edge of the roadway as a safety guide
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    Correct answer: Solid white or yellow lines along the edge of the roadway as a safety guide

    Edgelines are solid white or yellow lines along the edge of the roadway to be used as a safety guide.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. On a divided street or highway, which color of edge line may be along the left edge of the roadway?

    • White
    • Yellow
    • Red
    • Blue
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    Correct answer: Yellow

    White edge lines are used along the right edge of the roadway, and yellow edge lines may be along the left edge on divided streets and highways.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. What do stop lines show?

    A car approaching a STOP sign, with a solid white line painted across its lane before a crosswalk where pedestrians are crossing
    • The exact place at which to stop
    • The place where pedestrians must wait
    • The start of a no passing zone
    • The edge of the roadway
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    Correct answer: The exact place at which to stop

    Stop lines are solid white lines painted across the traffic lanes at intersections and pedestrian crosswalks to show the exact place at which to stop.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. What do crosswalk lines show?

    White striped markings painted across a street at a T-intersection, with a red car approaching and no one crossing
    • Where vehicles must stop at a railroad crossing
    • Where a lane is reserved for left turns
    • Where pedestrians can safely cross the road or street
    • Where vehicles may park next to the curb
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    Correct answer: Where pedestrians can safely cross the road or street

    Crosswalk lines show pedestrians where to safely cross the road or street.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. For what may a lane in the center of the roadway, marked by a combination of yellow solid and dashed lines, be used by vehicles traveling in either direction?

    A street with a middle lane bordered on each side by a solid yellow line beside a broken yellow line, a gray car in the left lane, a red car in the right lane, and side streets.
    • Passing slower vehicles
    • Stopping or parking
    • Driving in one direction only
    • Left turn maneuvers only
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    Correct answer: Left turn maneuvers only

    Two-way left turn channelization markings mark a center lane that may be used by vehicles traveling in either direction for left turn maneuvers only.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. Which statement about a two-way left turn lane in the center of the roadway is correct?

    A street with a middle lane bordered on each side by a solid yellow line beside a broken yellow line, a gray car in the left lane, a red car in the right lane, and side streets.
    • It may be used for passing when the road ahead is clear
    • It may be used only by vehicles traveling in one direction
    • It must never be used for passing
    • It may be used for passing on the left only
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    Correct answer: It must never be used for passing

    The center lane marked by two-way left turn channelization markings must NEVER be used for passing.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. What are obstruction markings?

    • Solid lines painted in the traffic lanes to guide you around obstructions
    • Dashed white lines painted to show where a traffic lane ends ahead
    • White arrows and words painted to show the direction you must go
    • Red reflectors or markings that show a roadway must not be used
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    Correct answer: Solid lines painted in the traffic lanes to guide you around obstructions

    Obstruction markings are solid lines painted in the traffic lanes to guide you around obstructions, such as bridge supports.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 37 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. How must you pass yellow obstruction markings?

    Top view of a two-lane road where a long pointed oval with yellow diagonal stripes and a small grey crossed square sits on the center line, with the blue car approaching from below.
    • Only to the left of them
    • On either side of them
    • You must not pass them
    • Only to the right of them
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    Correct answer: Only to the right of them

    You must pass only to the right of yellow obstruction markings.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 37 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. How may you pass white obstruction markings?

    Top view of a one-way road with two lanes split by a broken white line; a long white-outlined oval filled with white chevron bars and a grey crossed square sits on the line ahead of the blue car.
    • Only to the right of them
    • To either side of them
    • Only to the left of them
    • You must stop before passing them
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    Correct answer: To either side of them

    You may pass to either side of white obstruction markings.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 37 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. What do white arrows or words painted in a traffic lane indicate?

    • The direction in which you must go
    • A lane that is reserved for slow vehicles
    • A lane in which passing is allowed
    • The place where you must stop
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    Correct answer: The direction in which you must go

    Directional markings are white arrows or words painted in the traffic lane to indicate the direction in which you must go.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 37 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. What may you do when the arrows painted in your lane indicate more than one direction?

    A lane marked with both a turn arrow and a straight arrow
    • Move only in the direction of the first arrow
    • Move straight ahead only
    • Choose any direction indicated
    • Change lanes before the intersection
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    Correct answer: Choose any direction indicated

    Where arrows indicate more than one direction, you may choose any direction indicated.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 37 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. What marks the pavement in the traffic lane before a railroad crossing?

    • A large “X” and a red stop line only
    • A large “X” and two “R’s”
    • Two “RR” letters and a green arrow
    • A large circle and a yellow arrow
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    Correct answer: A large “X” and two “R’s”

    Railroad crossing markings are white markings painted in the traffic lane, and the pavement is marked with a large “X” and two “R’s”.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. What are traffic islands used for?

    • To give you a place to park temporarily
    • To let you pass slower traffic
    • To direct you into separate traffic lanes
    • To mark where a roadway ends
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    Correct answer: To direct you into separate traffic lanes

    Traffic islands are used to direct you into separate traffic lanes.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. When are traffic islands called “Safety Islands”?

    A blue car in a lane that curves around a triangular corner island onto the cross street, while cars drive along the cross street ahead.
    • When they are used to protect pedestrians who may have to stand in the roadway
    • When they are made only of curbing and no paint is used on them at all
    • When they are only painted markings on the roadway of a busy freeway
    • When they are used only to separate traffic moving in opposite directions
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    Correct answer: When they are used to protect pedestrians who may have to stand in the roadway

    Traffic islands are called “Safety Islands” when they are used to protect pedestrians who may have to stand in the roadway.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. What should you never do with a traffic island?

    A blue car in a lane that curves around a triangular corner island onto the cross street, while cars drive along the cross street ahead.
    • Drive around it on the right
    • Slow down when you approach it
    • Look for pedestrians near it
    • Drive into or across it
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    Correct answer: Drive into or across it

    You should never drive into or across a traffic island.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 38 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. What do red lane marking reflectors mean?

    Night view from above of a grey car with headlights on, heading up a two-lane road with white lines; red reflectors glow along both edges and the middle.
    • You are going the wrong direction in the traffic lane
    • The lane is reserved for passing slower vehicles
    • An exit is ahead
    • Road work is ahead
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    Correct answer: You are going the wrong direction in the traffic lane

    The manual says red lane marking reflectors mean you are going the wrong direction in the traffic lane.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 77 · Open this page in the manual

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