Yellow center lines — North Dakota Permit Test

Broken yellow center lines are used on two-lane, two-way roads, and you may cross them only to turn left or to pass another vehicle.

The other side of a yellow line carries traffic coming toward you, so you go there only briefly and for a reason.

You may cross them only to turn left or to pass another vehicle.

Where one solid line runs beside one broken line, there is no passing when you are in the lane with the solid line, and the solid line may be crossed only to turn left.

The solid line is painted on the side where the driver cannot see far enough ahead to pass safely.

One solid line with one broken line means no passing when you are in the lane with the solid line.

Two solid yellow lines on a two-lane road mean no passing in either direction.

Double solid lines mark stretches where neither side can see far enough to pass safely.

Two solid yellow lines on a two-lane road means no passing in either direction.

On an undivided multi-lane, two-way roadway, crossing the centerline is permitted only as part of a left-turn maneuver.

On a busy multi-lane road the oncoming lanes are full, so you cross the center only to leave the road.

Multi-lane, two-way roadway, crossing the centerline is permitted only as part of a left-turn maneuver.

When may you cross a broken yellow center line?

Only to turn left or to pass another vehicle. The other side of a yellow line carries traffic coming toward you, so you go there only briefly and for a reason. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.16: “You may cross them only to turn left or to pass another vehicle.”