Pavement markings — Missouri Permit Test

Broken lines on the roadway may be crossed in a passing maneuver; solid lines should not be.

One rule covers every line on the road. Broken means the choice is yours, solid means it is not.

Lines — Broken Lines may be crossed in a passing maneuver.

Yellow lines separate traffic traveling in opposite directions; white lines separate traffic traveling in the same direction.

The color tells you where the other traffic is going. It is the most useful thing painted on a road.

Colors — Yellow separates traffic traveling in opposite directions.

If the line on your left is yellow, the traffic on the other side of it is moving in the opposite direction.

One glance at the line beside you tells you whether a head-on meeting is possible.

If the line on the left of you is yellow, the traffic on the other side of the line is moving in the opposite direction.

A solid white line marks the right edge of many roads.

That line is the boundary of the road surface. Beyond it is shoulder, not lane.

A solid white line marks the right edge of many roads.

The center marking on a road with four lanes is two solid yellow lines, and you should never cross them to pass.

Two solid lines is the strongest marking on the road, and it means the same in both directions.

You should never cross the two solid yellow lines to pass.

When required to stop by a sign or a signal, you must stop before your vehicle reaches the stop line or, if there is one, the crosswalk.

The stop line is where the stop happens, not where the sign is. Passing it is the same as not stopping.

When required to stop because of a sign or signal, you must stop before your vehicle reaches the stop line or, if there is one, the crosswalk.

Not all crosswalks are marked, so be alert for pedestrians at intersections that do not have defined crosswalks.

The crosswalk exists whether or not anyone has painted it. So does the person in it.

Not all crosswalks are marked.

A dual-use lane has both a turn arrow and a straight arrow; when only the straight arrow is showing on the signal, a driver wanting to turn must wait for the turn arrow.

The lane allows both, but the signal decides which is allowed now.

if you want to turn, and only the straight arrow is showing, you must wait for the turn arrow

A shared center lane is marked on each side by a solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line.

The pair of lines is the marking to recognize. Solid on the outside, dashed on the inside.

These lanes are marked on each side by a solid yellow and dashed yellow lines.

What does a broken line on the roadway allow?

Crossing it in a passing maneuver. One rule covers every line on the road. Broken means the choice is yours, solid means it is not. Missouri Driver Guide, p.42: “Lines — Broken Lines may be crossed in a passing maneuver.”