White pavement markings — Minnesota Permit Test

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

The color tells you which way the traffic beside you is going before you can see it.

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

White dashes mean you can change lanes where the marking is present.

A broken line is a gap in the rule, and the gaps are put where there is room to move over.

White dashes: You can change lanes where this marking is present.

Shorter and thicker white dashes mean the lane is ending.

The paint changes before the lane does, which is the last notice you get to move over.

Shorter and thicker white dashes: The lane is ending.

A solid white line means you should not change lanes, and solid white also marks crosswalks, stop lines, parking stalls and the edge of the roadway.

One kind of line doing several jobs, and all of them mean do not cross this without a reason.

Solid white line: You should not change lanes. Solid white lines also mark crosswalks, stop lines at intersections, parking stalls and the edges of a roadway.

Double solid white lines mean you must not change lanes.

It is the same message twice over, used where crossing has caused crashes.

Double solid white lines: You must not change lanes.

A solid white line with a bicycle insignia marks an area for bicycle or electric-assist bicycle traffic only.

The paint is the boundary of somebody else’s lane, and they have nothing to protect them in it.

Solid white line with bicycle insignia: This area is for bicycle or electric-assist bicycle traffic only.

What do white lines on a Minnesota road separate?

Lanes going the same direction. The color tells you which way the traffic beside you is going before you can see it. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.68: “White lines separate lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction.”