Maryland: Pavement markings — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What do single dotted yellow or white lines do?” · “What separates bike lanes from motor vehicle lanes?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Maryland Driver’s Manual" (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
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What do single dotted yellow or white lines do?
- Mark the right edge of the road
- Separate general lanes from HOV lanes
- Continue lane lines through intersections
- Mark the edges of reversible lanes
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Correct answer: Continue lane lines through intersections
Single dotted yellow or white lines continue lane lines through intersections.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 24
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Where lane lines continue through an intersection, what should drivers in the intersection do?
- Straddle the lane lines when turning
- Stay inside the lane markings
- Move to the center of the intersection
- Stay to the right of the lane markings
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Correct answer: Stay inside the lane markings
Drivers in intersections should stay inside the lane markings that continue the lane lines.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 24
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Which pavement marking shows where a vehicle must stop for a STOP sign or red traffic signal?
- Rows of small triangles
- A single broken white line
- A double solid yellow line
- A white, solid line
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Correct answer: A white, solid line
A stop line is a white, solid line that shows where a vehicle must stop for a STOP sign or red traffic signal.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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Which pavement marking shows where a vehicle must yield to other vehicles or pedestrians?
- Rows of small triangles across the lane
- A white, solid line across the road
- A single broken white line across the lane
- A double solid yellow line across the road
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Correct answer: Rows of small triangles across the lane
Yield lines are rows of small triangles across the lane that show where a vehicle must yield to other vehicles or pedestrians.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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Which pavement markings tell you about lane reductions, such as a road changing from two lanes to one?
- Stop lines
- Yield lines
- Word and symbol markings
- Pedestrian crosswalk lines
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Correct answer: Word and symbol markings
Word and symbol markings tell you about lane reductions, for example when the road is changing from two lanes to just one.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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What do ‘SCHOOL’ and ‘RxR’ pavement markings warn you that you are approaching?
- Bicycle lanes and pedestrian crosswalks
- School areas and railroad crossings
- Work zones and school buses
- Hospital zones and rest areas
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Correct answer: School areas and railroad crossings
‘SCHOOL’ and ‘RxR’ markings warn that you are approaching school areas and railroad crossings.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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Where are shared-use lane markings for bicycles mostly found?
- On interstate highways
- On rural roads
- In work zones
- In cities
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Correct answer: In cities
Some roads have shared-use lane markings, and they are mostly in cities.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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Shared-use lane markings alert drivers to what?
- That bicyclists may be on the road
- That pedestrians are crossing
- That bicyclists should ride against traffic here
- That the lane is for bicycles only
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Correct answer: That bicyclists may be on the road
Shared-use lane markings alert drivers that bicyclists may be on the road.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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Shared-use lane markings discourage which action by bicyclists?
- Biking at night on any road
- Biking in groups of two or more
- Biking in the wrong direction
- Biking in a bike lane
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Correct answer: Biking in the wrong direction
Shared-use lane markings discourage biking in the wrong direction.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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Shared-use lane markings tell bicyclists what?
- How fast to ride
- Where to ride
- Where to park
- When to stop
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Correct answer: Where to ride
Shared-use lane markings tell bicyclists where to ride.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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What separates bike lanes from motor vehicle lanes?
- Solid or broken yellow lines
- Rows of small triangles
- Double solid yellow lines
- Solid or broken white lines
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Correct answer: Solid or broken white lines
Solid or broken white lines separate bike lanes from motor vehicle lanes.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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How may bike lanes be marked?
- With bike lane signs or by bicycle symbols and arrows
- With rows of small triangles and RxR symbols
- Only with red paint across the whole lane
- Only with double solid yellow lines and arrows
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Correct answer: With bike lane signs or by bicycle symbols and arrows
Bike lanes may be marked with bike lane signs or by bicycle symbols and arrows.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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Where parallel parking is allowed, similar lines may separate which lanes from the parking lanes?
- Left-turn lanes
- HOV lanes
- Bicycle lanes
- Reversible lanes
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Correct answer: Bicycle lanes
Where parallel parking is allowed, similar lines may separate the bicycle lanes from the parking lanes.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 25
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When you are driving on a road, on which side of your vehicle should yellow pavement markings always be?
- Your left side
- Your right side
- Your right side on one-way roads only
- Either side, depending on the lane
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Correct answer: Your left side
The manual says yellow pavement markings should never be on your right side; they should always be on your left side, marking the left edge of the road.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 27
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What do yellow pavement markings divide?
- Traffic traveling in the same direction
- Parked vehicles from moving vehicles
- Traffic going in opposite directions
- Bicycle lanes from travel lanes
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Correct answer: Traffic going in opposite directions
The manual says yellow is used to divide traffic going in opposite directions.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 27
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Which edge of the road do white pavement markings mark?
- The left edge
- The right edge
- The center
- The edge of the shoulder only
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Correct answer: The right edge
The manual says white pavement markings mark the right edge of the road.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 27
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What else do white pavement markings do besides marking the right edge of the road?
- Divide traffic going in opposite directions
- Show where passing is never allowed
- Mark the left edge of the road
- Divide traffic traveling in the same direction
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Correct answer: Divide traffic traveling in the same direction
The manual says white markings also divide traffic traveling in the same direction.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 27