Oklahoma: Pavement markings Practice Test
Yellow and white lines, solid and broken lines, no-passing lines and how lanes are marked on two-lane and multi-lane roads.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Oklahoma Driver Manual" (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), Service Oklahoma.
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Which of these do yellow and white pavement markings show you?
- Where parking is allowed along the side of the road at night
- Where the speed limit changes
- Where you may safely wait for an opportunity to make a left turn
- Where the next exit begins
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Correct answer: Where you may safely wait for an opportunity to make a left turn
Yellow and white markings show where you may safely wait for an opening to make a left turn.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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Which of these do yellow and white pavement markings show you?
- Where the road is slippery because of rain or ice ahead
- Where traffic is traveling toward you in the next lane
- Where a school zone begins
- Where a bridge ends
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Correct answer: Where traffic is traveling toward you in the next lane
The markings show where traffic in the next lane travels toward you.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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Which of these do yellow and white pavement markings show you?
- Where a lane may be reserved for use by buses only
- Where the speed limit changes
- Where a railroad crossing is closed
- Where visibility is limited and passing is dangerous
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Correct answer: Where visibility is limited and passing is dangerous
Pavement markings show places where visibility is limited and passing is dangerous.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What does a yellow broken line mean on a two-lane, two-way road?
- Passing is permitted
- Passing is not permitted in either direction
- Passing is permitted only in the right lane
- Passing is permitted only for slow-moving vehicles
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Correct answer: Passing is permitted
A yellow broken line marks two-lane, two-way traffic where passing is permitted.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What is a lane?
- Part of a roadway wide enough for a car or a single line of vehicles
- A marked part of the roadway reserved for passing other vehicles
- Any hard-surfaced part of the road that is painted white or yellow
- The part of a roadway between the shoulder and the sidewalk
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Correct answer: Part of a roadway wide enough for a car or a single line of vehicles
A lane is the part of a roadway wide enough for a car or a single line of vehicles to travel safely.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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On a dirt or gravel road where the lanes are not marked, what are you expected to do?
- Use the whole width of the road
- Drive on whichever side has less traffic
- Keep to the center until another vehicle appears
- Still drive in the proper lane
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Correct answer: Still drive in the proper lane
Lanes exist even when unmarked, and you are expected to always drive in the proper lane.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What do yellow dashes between lanes tell you?
- Traffic moves in the same direction, and passing is permitted when safe
- Traffic moves in opposite directions, and passing is permitted when safe
- Traffic moves in opposite directions, and passing is never permitted
- Traffic moves in the same direction, and passing is never permitted
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Correct answer: Traffic moves in opposite directions, and passing is permitted when safe
Yellow dashes separate traffic moving in opposite directions, and you may pass when it is safe.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What do white dashes between lanes tell you?
- Traffic moves in opposite directions, and passing is permitted when safe
- Traffic moves in the same direction, and passing is permitted when safe
- Traffic moves in the same direction, and passing is hazardous
- Traffic moves in opposite directions, and passing is not allowed
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Correct answer: Traffic moves in the same direction, and passing is permitted when safe
White dashes separate traffic moving in the same direction, and you may pass when it is safe.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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If a solid yellow line is on your left, what does it tell you?
- You are driving on the wrong side of the road
- You are in a lane reserved for left turns
- You are approaching an intersection
- You are on the proper side of the road
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Correct answer: You are on the proper side of the road
A solid yellow line on your left means you are on the proper side of the road.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What is the danger if you cross a solid yellow line?
- Danger from approaching vehicles or obstacles in the median
- A danger from vehicles merging in from the right shoulder
- A danger from pedestrians crossing in front of you
- A danger from vehicles overtaking you from behind
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Correct answer: Danger from approaching vehicles or obstacles in the median
Crossing a solid yellow line puts you at risk from approaching vehicles or obstacles in the median.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What do single or double solid yellow lines mean?
- Passing is permitted when safe
- Traffic moves in the same direction
- Do not pass
- The lane is for left turns only
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Correct answer: Do not pass
Single or double solid yellow lines mean do not pass.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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For which purpose may you cross a single or double solid yellow line?
- To pass a slow vehicle
- To pass when no vehicles are approaching
- To change lanes on a four-lane road
- To turn left
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Correct answer: To turn left
The manual says you may cross a solid yellow line to turn left.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What does a solid white line tell you about passing?
- Traffic moves in the same direction, and passing is permitted when safe
- Traffic moves in the same direction, but passing is hazardous
- Traffic moves in opposite directions, and passing is hazardous
- Traffic moves in the same direction, and passing is encouraged
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Correct answer: Traffic moves in the same direction, but passing is hazardous
A solid white line separates traffic going the same way, but passing there is hazardous, for example near an intersection or merge area.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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How are two-lane highways marked at the center?
- A double solid white line
- A single solid white centerline
- A single broken yellow centerline
- A dashed white centerline
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Correct answer: A single broken yellow centerline
Two-lane highways have a single broken yellow centerline.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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On a two-lane highway, where should you always drive?
- To the right of the centerline, except to pass safely
- On either side of the centerline when traffic is light
- In the center of the roadway, over the centerline
- To the left of the centerline when the road is clear
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Correct answer: To the right of the centerline, except to pass safely
You keep to the right of the centerline and cross it only to pass when you can do so safely.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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How may drivers from either direction use the center lane of a three-lane highway?
- Only to make a left turn
- To pass slower vehicles
- As a regular lane for through traffic
- To stop and let other vehicles pass
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Correct answer: Only to make a left turn
The center lane of a three-lane highway is entered only to make a left turn.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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Which statement about passing in the center lane of a three-lane highway is correct?
- You may pass when no one is coming from either direction
- You may pass slow vehicles during daylight hours
- You must not pass in this lane
- You may pass if you signal first
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Correct answer: You must not pass in this lane
The center lane of a three-lane highway is not to be used for passing.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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How is the center lane of a three-lane highway marked?
- A solid white line on each side with white dashes inside them
- A solid yellow line on each side with yellow dashes inside them
- Two solid yellow lines down the middle of the lane
- A broken yellow line on each side with a solid line in the middle
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Correct answer: A solid yellow line on each side with yellow dashes inside them
The center lane has a solid yellow line on each side with yellow dashed lines on the inside of the solid lines.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What divides a four-lane highway in half?
- A single broken yellow center line
- A single solid white center line
- Two solid yellow lines in the center
- Two broken white lines down the center
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Correct answer: Two solid yellow lines in the center
A four-lane highway is divided in half by two solid yellow lines in the center.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What divides the two lanes on each side of a four-lane highway?
- A dashed white line
- A solid yellow line
- A double yellow line
- A broken yellow line
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Correct answer: A dashed white line
The two lanes on each side of a four-lane highway are divided by a dashed white line.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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When must you not pass, whether the road has two yellow lines or a single solid line and a dashed line?
- When the dashed line is on your side of the road
- When the solid yellow line is in your lane
- Only when a vehicle is coming from the opposite direction
- Only when the road has more than one lane in each direction
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Correct answer: When the solid yellow line is in your lane
A solid yellow line in your lane is a no-passing marking, whether it is a double line or a solid line beside a dashed line.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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The manual says you must not pass on which of these, even if the road is not marked?
- On a straight stretch of two-lane road
- On a one-way road
- On a road with a wide shoulder
- On hills or curves
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Correct answer: On hills or curves
Hills and curves are no-passing places whether or not the road has markings.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)