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Ohio: Pavement markings Practice Test

Yellow and white lines, the two-way left turn lane and what each marking tells you.

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Ohio Driver Manual" (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

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  1. What do pavement markings do, according to the manual?

    • Tell you the speed limit on the road ahead
    • Tell you when a traffic signal is out of service
    • Tell you how far it is to the next town
    • Show you where you must stop for signs or traffic signals
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    Correct answer: Show you where you must stop for signs or traffic signals

    Pavement markings show you where you must stop for signs or traffic signals.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 13

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  2. What do white lines separate?

    • Traffic traveling in the same direction
    • Traffic traveling in opposite directions
    • Parking spaces from the travel lanes
    • Work zones from the regular lanes
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    Correct answer: Traffic traveling in the same direction

    White lines separate traffic traveling in the same direction.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 13

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  3. What does a yellow solid line separate?

    • Traffic traveling in the same direction
    • Bicycle lanes from the travel lanes
    • Traffic traveling in opposite directions
    • Parked vehicles from moving vehicles
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    Correct answer: Traffic traveling in opposite directions

    A yellow solid line separates traffic traveling in opposite directions.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 13

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  4. You may drive to the left of a solid double yellow center line only to do what?

    A double solid yellow center line on a two-lane road, with a truck ahead of your car and another car in the other lane
    • Stop or park briefly
    • Turn left or pass a slow-moving vehicle
    • Pass any vehicle when the road ahead looks clear
    • Make a U-turn at any point
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    Correct answer: Turn left or pass a slow-moving vehicle

    The manual says not to drive to the left of the center line unless you must cross the lines to turn left or pass a slow-moving vehicle.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 13

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  5. When a solid yellow line is paired with a broken yellow line, who is allowed to pass?

    Top view of a two-lane country road with a yellow center marking made of one solid line and one broken line side by side. A blue car drives up the page in the lane beside the solid line, and a red car comes down the page in the lane beside the broken line.
    • Only motorists traveling in the lane with the solid line
    • Motorists traveling in both lanes
    • Motorists traveling in neither lane
    • Only motorists traveling in the lane with the broken line
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    Correct answer: Only motorists traveling in the lane with the broken line

    Passing is allowed for motorists in the lane with the broken line and prohibited for those in the lane with the solid line.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 13

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  6. What is allowed where there is a yellow broken (dashed) line?

    Two-lane rural road with a broken yellow center line
    • Vehicles traveling in either direction may pass when safe to do so
    • Only vehicles traveling in one direction may pass other vehicles
    • No vehicle may pass in either direction at any time
    • Vehicles may pass only when turning left into a driveway
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    Correct answer: Vehicles traveling in either direction may pass when safe to do so

    A yellow broken line lets vehicles in either direction pass vehicles traveling in the same direction when safe to do so.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 13

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  7. How is a two-way left turn lane marked?

    • A solid white line on each side with yellow arrows in the lane
    • Two solid yellow lines with no other markings in the lane
    • A broken yellow line and a solid yellow line on each side of the lane
    • A broken white line and a solid white line on each side
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    Correct answer: A broken yellow line and a solid yellow line on each side of the lane

    A two-way left turn lane has a broken yellow line and a solid yellow line on each side of the lane.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 14

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  8. What color are the two-way left-turn lane arrows that mark a two-way left turn lane?

    • Yellow
    • White
    • Red
    • Orange
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    Correct answer: White

    A two-way left turn lane is also marked with white two-way left-turn lane arrows.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 14

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  9. What is the marked center lane of a two-way left turn lane for?

    Top view of a city street with one travel lane in each direction and a wide center lane between them, bordered on both sides by a solid and a broken yellow line. The center lane is empty. A blue car drives in the right lane and two cars come the other way, with shops and driveways along the curbs.
    • Traveling and passing
    • Parking for short periods
    • Merging onto the highway
    • Left turns only
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    Correct answer: Left turns only

    The marked center lane is for left turns only, not for traveling or passing.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 14

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  10. What does a solid double-yellow line in the center of a two-lane, two-way road mean for passing?

    A double solid yellow center line on a two-lane road, with a truck ahead of your car and another car in the other lane
    • Passing is allowed from one direction only
    • Passing is allowed when no oncoming traffic is visible
    • Passing is allowed only during the daytime
    • Passing is prohibited from both directions
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    Correct answer: Passing is prohibited from both directions

    The manual says passing is prohibited from both directions when there is a solid double-yellow line in the center of the road.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 21

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  11. According to the Lane Travel section, when may you cross a solid double-yellow centerline?

    A double solid yellow center line on a two-lane road, with a truck ahead of your car and another car in the other lane
    • To make a U-turn when no traffic is coming from either side
    • To pass any vehicle when no oncoming traffic is in sight
    • To turn left into a driveway or pass a slow-moving vehicle when safe
    • To avoid waiting behind a vehicle stopped at a red light
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    Correct answer: To turn left into a driveway or pass a slow-moving vehicle when safe

    The manual permits crossing the centerline only to turn left into driveways or to pass a slow-moving vehicle when safe.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 21

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  12. A two-way left turn lane in the center of a multi-lane, two-way roadway is reserved for what?

    Top view of a city street with one travel lane in each direction and a wide center lane between them, bordered on both sides by a solid and a broken yellow line. The center lane is empty. A blue car drives in the right lane and two cars come the other way, with shops and driveways along the curbs.
    • Passing slower vehicles
    • Merging into traffic from driveways
    • Traveling when other lanes are congested
    • Only left-turning vehicles in either direction
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    Correct answer: Only left-turning vehicles in either direction

    The manual says the two-way left turn lane is reserved only for left-turning vehicles in either direction and is not used for passing, merging or traveling.

    Source: Ohio Driver Manual (HSY 7607 10/25 (October 2025)), page 21

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