South Dakota: Pavement markings Practice Test
Yellow and white center and lane lines, when passing is allowed, and stop lines and crosswalks.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "South Dakota Driver License Manual" (Revised 11/2024), South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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Passing is permitted where you are driving. When may you pass?
- Whenever the vehicle ahead is traveling slowly
- Whenever you have signaled first
- Only if it is safe
- Whenever you are in a hurry
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Correct answer: Only if it is safe
Even where passing is permitted, you may pass only if it is safe.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 35
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What are pavement markings?
- Signs mounted on poles above the roadway
- Lines, arrows, words, or symbols on the road
- Lights that flash at the edge of the road
- Barriers placed on the road in work zones
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Correct answer: Lines, arrows, words, or symbols on the road
Pavement markings are painted on the road to give directions or warnings.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 36
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A two-direction roadway has a double yellow line. What does it mean?
- Passing is permitted in both directions
- Passing is permitted only for motorcycles
- Passing is permitted only on the right
- Passing is prohibited in both directions
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Correct answer: Passing is prohibited in both directions
A double yellow line on a two-direction road means passing is prohibited in both directions.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 36
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On a two-direction roadway, a dashed yellow line is next to a solid yellow line. When may you pass?
- When the solid yellow line is on your side
- Never, because passing is prohibited in both directions
- Only when the dashed line is on the other driver's side
- When the dashed yellow line is on your side
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Correct answer: When the dashed yellow line is on your side
Passing is permitted only for the driver on whose side the yellow line is dashed.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 36
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What does a single dashed yellow center line on a two-direction roadway mean?
- Passing is prohibited in both directions
- Passing is permitted
- Passing is prohibited for large trucks
- Passing is permitted only from the right
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Correct answer: Passing is permitted
A two-direction roadway with a dashed yellow line allows passing.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 36
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On a one-direction roadway, which line shows that passing is permitted?
- A solid white line
- A double yellow line
- A white dashed line
- A solid yellow line
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Correct answer: A white dashed line
A white dashed line on a one-direction roadway means passing is permitted.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 36
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What are shared center lanes reserved for?
- Passing slower vehicles traveling in either direction
- Left turns by vehicles traveling in one direction only
- Buses traveling in either direction
- Left turns by vehicles traveling in either direction
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Correct answer: Left turns by vehicles traveling in either direction
A shared center lane is for left turns (or U-turns when permitted) by vehicles going either way.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 37
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How is a shared center lane marked on each side?
- Double solid yellow lines
- A solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line
- Two solid white lines
- A solid white line and a dashed white line
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Correct answer: A solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line
Shared center lanes have a solid yellow and a dashed yellow line on each side.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 37
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What do the pavement arrows in a shared center lane show?
- Arrows for one direction alternate with the other
- All of the arrows point in the same direction
- Arrows point straight ahead for through traffic
- Arrows point right for traffic leaving the road
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Correct answer: Arrows for one direction alternate with the other
In a shared center lane, left-turn arrows for traffic in one direction alternate with arrows for traffic from the other direction.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 37