Pavement markings — Georgia Permit Test

A stop line is the white line painted across the pavement that marks how far you may come, and Georgia says the stop is made at that line rather than level with the sign or signal.

The line is set back so that the drivers crossing in front of you have room to get by.

Drivers must come to a complete stop at the stop line, when present, not at the actual stop sign or traffic signal.

In town, Georgia puts the stop line about four feet before the crosswalk.

The gap leaves room for somebody to step off the curb without walking around the front of your car.

In urban areas, the line is usually located about four feet before the crosswalk.

Broken yellow lines down the middle mean there are only two lanes and passing either way is safe where the road allows it.

The broken line is the road telling you it can see far enough ahead for a pass to be finished.

Broken yellow lines are used when there are only two lanes and it is safe to pass in either direction.

A single solid yellow line on a two-lane road marks a zone where passing is prohibited, and it sits on the right of the broken line when it applies to your lane.

The solid line is painted where the view runs out, so it marks the road you cannot see along.

These single, solid yellow lines on two-lane roads indicate zones where passing is prohibited.

Double white lines say whether you may change lanes: dashed and you may cross, solid and a lane change is prohibited.

Solid double white is painted where two streams of traffic are sorting themselves out at speed.

When the double white lines are dashed, vehicles are allowed to cross over to the adjacent lane. When the double white lines are solid, lane changes are prohibited.

An edge line is the solid white line along the side of the pavement, and it is there as a safety guide, above all at night when the edge of the road is hard to see.

At night the line is the only thing telling you where the road stops and the ditch starts.

These are the solid white lines along the side of the pavement. They serve as safety guides, especially at night when it is difficult to see the edge of the road.

Two solid yellow lines down the middle of a road of four or more lanes may be crossed only to turn left into or out of an alley, a private road, a driveway or another street.

Crossing those lines for any other reason puts you head-on into a lane doing full speed.

When there are four or more lanes with traffic moving in opposite directions, two solid yellow lines mark the center of the roadway. You may cross these lines only to make a left turn into or from an alley, private road, driveway, or another street.

Diagonal yellow lines inside solid lines mark a place where the road narrows or something is in the way, and Georgia says to keep to the right of those markings.

The paint is covering something solid, and the diagonal stripes are the last warning you get.

These markings, created by diagonal yellow lines, are on streets and highways indicating that the road is narrowing or there is an obstruction on the roadway.

A shared center turn lane is for making a left turn and nothing else, and you may enter it no more than 300 feet from where you will turn.

Drivers coming the other way use that same lane, so the longer you sit in it the worse the odds.

Georgia law prohibits the use of this lane for any purpose other than making a left turn. You may enter this lane no more than 300 feet from the location of the left turn.

Where does Georgia say you stop when a stop line is painted?

At the painted line itself. The line is set back so that the drivers crossing in front of you have room to get by. Georgia Driver's Manual, p.100: “Drivers must come to a complete stop at the stop line, when present, not at the actual stop sign or traffic signal.”