Reversible and carpool lanes — Minnesota Permit Test

Reversible lanes keep traffic flowing at rush hour and are separated by dashed double yellow lines.

The lane runs one way in the morning and the other in the evening, so the paint cannot tell you which.

Reversible lanes help keep traffic flowing during rush-hour periods. They are separated by dashed double yellow lines.

You may cross into a reversible lane only where the overhead signal shows a green arrow or a sign permits it.

The overhead signal is the only thing that knows which way the lane is running right now.

You may cross these lines only if the overhead signal above the lane you wish to enter has a green arrow, or if a sign permits you to do so.

Carpool lanes are restricted to vehicles with two or more occupants.

The whole point is to reward the trip that takes a car off the road, so one person does not qualify.

Carpool lanes are restricted to vehicles with two or more occupants.

Carpool lanes are marked by a diamond symbol or Carpool Only signs and are usually on the far-left side of a freeway.

Knowing where they sit matters, because crossing into one by accident is still a violation.

They are usually located on the far-left side of a freeway and are separated from other traffic lanes by combinations of white or yellow lines.

Pavement messages can warn you of conditions ahead, such as a school zone.

Words painted on the road are read by a driver who is already looking at it.

Pavement messages may be used to warn you of certain conditions, such as “School Zone Ahead.”

How are reversible lanes marked?

By dashed double yellow lines. The lane runs one way in the morning and the other in the evening, so the paint cannot tell you which. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.70: “Reversible lanes help keep traffic flowing during rush-hour periods. They are separated by dashed double yellow lines.”