White lane lines — Hawaii Permit Test

In Hawaii, white lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction, and you must drive between them.

A car riding on the lane line blocks two lanes and gets clipped by drivers passing on both sides.

White lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction.

A single dashed white lane line may be crossed when you can do so safely.

A driver who thinks every lane line is a wall never moves over for a merging car or a stalled one.

Single Dashed White Lane Lines may be crossed when you can do so safely.

A single solid white line means moving from lane to lane there is hazardous; cross it only in unusual circumstances and then with great care.

A driver who darts across a solid white line near an exit ramp cuts into cars that have no room to brake.

Single Solid White Lines indicate that movement from lane to lane is hazardous.

The wider a solid white lane line, the greater the hazard of crossing it.

A driver who reads a wide white line like a thin one changes lanes where it is most dangerous.

The wider the line, the greater the hazard.

In Hawaii, a double solid white line between lanes means moving from lane to lane is prohibited: you must not cross it.

A car that cuts across a double white line at a ramp lands in front of traffic that cannot stop.

Double Solid White Lines indicate that movement from lane to lane is prohibited.

What do white lane lines separate?

Lanes going the same direction. A car riding on the lane line blocks two lanes and gets clipped by drivers passing on both sides. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.34: “White lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction.”