North Carolina: Pavement markings Practice Test
White and yellow lines, edge lines and what each marking tells you.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "North Carolina Driver Handbook" (Revised May 2025), North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV).
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What do yellow lines separate?
- Travel lanes moving in the same direction
- Travel lanes moving in opposite directions
- Bicycle lanes from travel lanes
- Parking areas from travel lanes
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Correct answer: Travel lanes moving in opposite directions
Yellow lines separate travel lanes moving in opposite directions.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What do white lines separate?
- Travel lanes moving in opposite directions
- Passing zones from no-passing zones
- Lanes that are reserved for turning
- Travel lanes moving in the same direction
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Correct answer: Travel lanes moving in the same direction
White lines separate travel lanes moving in the same direction.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What does a yellow skipped (broken) center line on a two-lane, two-way road mean?
- Passing with care is permitted in both directions
- Passing is prohibited in both directions
- Passing is permitted only in the right lane
- Passing is allowed only during daylight hours
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Correct answer: Passing with care is permitted in both directions
A skipped yellow center line marks a road where passing with care is permitted in both directions.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What does a continuous double solid yellow center line mean?
- You may cross it to pass only when the road ahead is clear
- You may pass only on the right side of the road
- You cannot cross it to pass in either direction
- You may cross it to pass slower vehicles only
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Correct answer: You cannot cross it to pass in either direction
Continuous double solid yellow center lines cannot be crossed to pass in either direction.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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When is passing with care permitted on a two-lane road?
- If a solid yellow line is in your lane
- If the skipped-yellow line is in your lane
- If a solid white line is on your right
- Only if no vehicles are ahead of you
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Correct answer: If the skipped-yellow line is in your lane
On a two-lane road you may pass with care if the skipped-yellow line is in your lane.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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How are single, solid, white lines used?
- As left-edge lines on divided highways
- As center lines on two-lane, two-way roads
- To mark a center lane reserved for left turns
- As right-edge lines along the roadway
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Correct answer: As right-edge lines along the roadway
Single solid white lines are right-edge lines and guide traffic traveling in the same direction.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What are single, solid, yellow lines used as on divided highways?
- Left-edge lines
- Right-edge lines
- Center lines
- Lane-change lines
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Correct answer: Left-edge lines
Single solid yellow lines are left-edge lines on divided highways.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What does it mean if you see a solid yellow line at the right edge and a solid white line at the left edge of your side of a divided highway?
- You are entering a construction or maintenance work zone
- You are in a passing zone on a two-lane road
- You are traveling in the wrong direction
- The road ahead is closed to all traffic
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Correct answer: You are traveling in the wrong direction
Seeing the reverse of the normal edge-line colors means you are traveling in the wrong direction.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What is a special center lane on certain multi-lane highways reserved exclusively for?
- Passing in both directions
- Left turns in both directions
- Vehicles that are merging into traffic
- Emergency vehicles only
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Correct answer: Left turns in both directions
A special center lane is reserved exclusively for two-way left-turn movements in both directions.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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Which use of a two-way left-turn lane is prohibited?
- Making a left turn into a driveway
- Making a left turn from the lane onto a side street
- Making a left turn in either direction of travel
- Passing another vehicle or merging into traffic
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Correct answer: Passing another vehicle or merging into traffic
The two-way left-turn lane must not be used for passing another vehicle or for merging into traffic.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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Why are white and yellow pavement markers used?
- To improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet
- To warn drivers that a lane ends when the road is covered by snow
- To show the direction of traffic flow on highways in daylight hours
- To mark the exact location of school zones during the night
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Correct answer: To improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet
Reflective pavement markers improve the visibility of marking lines at night when the road is wet.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What do red pavement markers indicate?
- Nearby fire hydrants
- A lane reserved for buses
- Wrong-way movements
- The start of a no-passing zone
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Correct answer: Wrong-way movements
Red markers indicate wrong-way movements for motorists.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)
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What do blue reflective pavement markers on roadways indicate in some areas?
- A parking area reserved for handicap license plate holders
- The location of nearby fire hydrants or water supplies
- A lane reserved for emergency response vehicles only
- Wrong-way movements for motorists
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Correct answer: The location of nearby fire hydrants or water supplies
Blue reflective markers show the location of nearby fire hydrants or water supplies for fire-fighting units.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 88 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 88)